A week in Washington, D.C.
Archbishop Murphy uses his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column to describe his experience at the most recent annual meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington D.C. The bishops discussed and voted on three…
Confirmation – Church of the Vietnamese Martyrs
Choose Christ as your King. This is the challenge Archbishop Murphy makes in his homily at the Celebration of Confirmation at the Church of the Vietnamese Martyrs in Tukwila, WA. The sacrament of Confirmation is a time when all of…
O.K. God! Youve got our attention!
Archbishop Murphy encourages all Christians to continually discover and recognize God’s presence in their lives in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. We should always be thinking about what God wants of us. He describes all…
Industrial Union Department Convention AFL-CIO
The dignity of labor is the overriding theme of Archbishop Murphy’s address to a convention sponsored by the AFL-CIO. He strongly affirms the Catholic Church’s partnership with organized labor. The archbishop characterizes work as the expression of our dignity and…
The bishops meeting
Archbishop Murphy provides his thoughts on the upcoming National Council of Catholic Bishops Annual Meeting in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. This meeting will involve discussion and votes on pastoral letters on stewardship, evangelization and…
Turning 60
Archbishop Murphy offers reflections on celebrating his 60th birthday in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. He discusses his ministry, the church and the importance of family and friends. The archbishop marvels at how technological advancement…