Archbishop Leonard P. Blair As Easter draws near, my wish for you is that the crucified and risen Lord will fill your life with light and joy! What we read in the Gospel and what we celebrate at the liturgy from one season to another are not simply a historical remembrance of things [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair I have been asked occasionally about the synod which Pope Francis has announced, and about our participation in it. A synod is an official Church assembly called to consider matters pertaining to the life of the Church and her doctrine and practice. Pope Francis has asked every diocese in [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair In this new year, the 2,022nd Year of Our Lord, may our archdiocesan family of faith and each of us individually be blest with all the good things that are truly important in God’s eyes. 2022 marks the beginning of a concentrated effort by the Church in our country [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair For a person dedicated to their religious faith, whether Catholic or not, today’s decline in religious self-identification and practice presents a great challenge. In the United States, when asked in 2018 about their religious affiliation, 23.7 percent of respondents answered “none,” compared to only 5.1 percent who answered “none” [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Para una persona dedicada a su fe religiosa, ya sea católica o no, el declive actual de la autoidentificación y la práctica religiosa suponen un gran desafío. En los Estados Unidos, cuando se les preguntó, en 2018, sobre su afiliación religiosa, el 23,7 por ciento de los encuestados respondió [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair If I were asked what is the Church’s greatest treasure, I would have to say the holy Eucharist because, as the Catechism says, it is “the source and summit of the Christian life ... in which is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely, Christ himself, our [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Si me preguntaran cuál es el mayor tesoro de la Iglesia, yo diría que es la Sagrada Eucaristía, porque, como dice el Catecismo, es “fuente y culmen de toda la vida cristiana” y “contiene todo el bien espiritual de la Iglesia; es decir, Cristo mismo, nuestra Pascua” (CIC, 1324). [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair On Aug. 13, we will celebrate for the first time on our liturgical calendar the Memorial of Blessed Michael McGivney, a native son and priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford and the founder of the Knights of Columbus. Now that he has been declared “Blessed,” his intercession can be [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Este año, el 13 de agosto, en nuestro calendario litúrgico, celebraremos por primera vez en la Memoria del Beato Michael McGivney, sacerdote oriundo de la Arquidiócesis de Hartford, y fundador de los Caballeros de Colón. Ahora que ha sido declarado “Beato”, podemos invocar su intercesión en las Misas de [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair On May 23, we celebrated the solemnity of Pentecost, the day on which the gift of the Holy Spirit came down on the disciples, just as Jesus had promised. The result was that they went out with “boldness” to preach the Gospel to the whole world. We, too, receive [...]