Regarding immigration Theodore Roosevelt famously said: “In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else ... But this is

“We must trust God once and for all and abandon ourselves to Him alone.” #BrotherLawrence of the Resurrection

There was a line from Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address yesterday that took my breath away. He said he intended to replace “the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Collectivism in its various forms is responsible for the deaths of at least one

As a resident of Minnesota and as bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, my heart is breaking over the situation in my home state. Violence, retribution, threats, protests, deep suspicion of one another, political unrest, fear—all of it swirling around all the time. May I

"Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." -Proverbs 30:5

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9

A little #kindness goes a long way... a bit of encouragement for 2026 from the Carmelite Sisters. #SisterSays

May God send us more holy priests like this with humanity. A heart-wrenching moment at Mass. An elderly man, overcome with emotion, approached the priest after receiving distressing news about his grandson. The priest paused the ceremony to offer comfort.

“Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. What does anything belonging to this life matter, when compared with a peaceful heart?” —St. Francis de Sales

This gave me goosebumps 🙏🏻

MRI technology let’s us see unborn life like never before. The human body is incredible. Women are amazing. God is truly an artist.

Dog went full send

Make the switch!

Precious. NFL star Matthew Stafford accepts the MVP Award accompanied by his sweet little girls, showing the blessing of fatherhood. Every child is a gift from God.

This is beautiful! A young boy’s way of loving Jesus.

Friends, a great professor of mine at Mundelein Seminary, Dr. Richard Issel, once said, “If you want to be happy, stop worrying about being happy and get on with becoming fulfilled.” We find something similar in Jordan Peterson’s observation that “self-consciousness is equivalent

6-year-old got welcomed back at school after beating leukemia.. 🥺

If you cannot feed a hundred people, then just feed one. One can help multiply.