I’m a tad embarrassed to let you know from where I am writing this column. Please don’t jump to the conclusion that I’m sipping Tequila Sunrises on the beach...but, I am down here in Florida, at “Our Lady of Florida Retreat House,” in West Palm Beach. The hospitality of the Passionist Fathers is simple and comfortable, not opulent.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, has written today to the priests of the archdiocese, asking that they raise funds in their parishes to help provide relief to Puerto Rico in the wake of the earthquakes that struck the island this week.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will celebrate the 5:15 p.m. Mass at Saint Patrick Church, located at 137 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights on Saturday, January 11, 2020.

Our Holy Father has established the third Sunday in Ordinary Time as the Sunday of the Word of God. This year, the date is January 26th. There's still time to plan your parish's and your own celebration.

The Governor has announced that he will be advocating to legalize commercial surrogate parenting -- in short, legalizing the sale and purchase of babies. This would exploit poor women and degrade the value of human life. Children are people to be loved, not commodities to be sold.