Blowing in the wind
Archbishop Murphy offers a commentary on the many forces in society impacting who we are as a people of faith in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. He believes the gift of life shared with us…
Prayer for March for Life
Archbishop Murphy wrote this prayer for all participants who will walk in the Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Vietnamese New Year’s Celebration
The call for all of God’s people to be united in faith and love is the central message of Archbishop Murphy’s homily given at a Mass to celebrate the Vietnamese New Year at the Church of the Vietnamese Martyrs in…
An open letter to President Clinton
Archbishop Murphy’s weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column is an open letter from all the people of the Church of Western Washington to President Clinton on Inauguration Day in 1992. The archbishop draws the president’s attention to…
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Archbishop Murphy offered this homily at a Mass to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Immaculate Conception Church in Seattle, WA. He reminds all present of God’s call to be a holy people. The archbishop asks…
Human dignity, religious unity, and life
Archbishop Murphy shares his thoughts on three unique and very important topics at the beginning of 1993 in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column: human dignity and racism, ecumenism and the gift of life. “The challenge…
Hopes for the new year
Archbishop Murphy in his traditional New Year’s Day edition of his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column offers a series of wishes for what will transpire in 1993. He touches on a number of different topics including…