Why Bother to Believe?
“Why bother to believe in God and religion?” Archbishop Murphy used this question as the basis for his address to a gathering of University of Washington students at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle, WA. His answer was simple and direct:…
Celebration of Church Unity Octave Week
Archbishop Murphy presided at the Mass to celebrate Church Unity Octave Week at St. Cecilia Church in Bainbridge Island, WA. The main subject of his homily was ecumenism. He identified fear of the unknown as one of the impediments to…
Respect Life Mass
In his homily offered at the Respect Life Mass in St. James Cathedral in Seattle, WA, Archbishop Murphy called on all present to value the gift of life from the moment of conception to natural death. The scope of his…