Tekawitha Conference Panel Presentation
Bishop Murphy gave a unique panel presentation at the Annual Tekawitha Conference. He asked and answered a series of three questions designed to strengthen and encourage the Native American people. The bishop borrowed heavily from a speech Pope John Paul…
Society of St. Vincent de Paul National Convention – Clsoing Mass
Bishop Murphy in his homily cites the contradiction of today’s consumer society with the church’s central mission of answering the call of the poor, homeless and hungry. He uses the Gospel reading of the man called a fool by God…
The Call of the Church in Responding to the Cry of the Poor
In this keynote address to the St. Vincent de Paul Society National Convention at Notre Dame University, Bishop Murphy draws attention to the plight of the tens of millions of poor people in our country and around the world. He…