June 16, 2019
Feast of the Holy Trinity
To the Catholic Faithful of the Eastern Shore,
The mission of the church has always been to propose Jesus Christ, to proclaim his gospel and to make disciples ready to follow Christ as the way, the truth and the life.
In recent times, it has become clear that our present efforts to accomplish this mission, both here on the Eastern Shore and across the archdiocese, are struggling to realize this missionary call.
February 7, 2019
To the Faithful of the Archdiocese
Dear Friends,
A short time ago, I invited all our faithful to enter into a year of atonement. This appeal was for all of us to pray for unity and the grace of healing in our Church at this time as we struggle to make sense of the hurts and divisions which we are experiencing.
On Thursday last week, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released a new document titled: Protecting Minors from Sexual Abuse: A call to the Catholic Faithful for Healing, Reconciliation, and Transformation. The 200 page document issues guidelines that aim to ensure that every Roman Catholic diocese across Canada develops strict protocols to safeguard minors and assist victims that come forward.
In recent days reports of sexual abuse and the misconduct and failure of Church leadership have once again shaken the Catholic Church. Yesterday, Pope Francis released a Letter to the Faithful acknowledging and seeking forgiveness of these failures and asked the faithful to work in solidarity towards change.
