Hold fast to dreams
“Hold fast to dreams” Archbishop Murphy proclaims to young people graduating this spring in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. He identifies a conflict in between the materialistic values so prevalent in our culture and those…
Multicultural Community Celebration – International Marian Festival
Archbishop Murphy celebrates the great diversity in the Catholic Church in his homily delivered at a Mass for the Multi-Cultural Community at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, WA. He acknowledges the many different ethnicities and cultures present in the congregation…
Religious poverty: A new experience for the young
Archbishop Murphy expresses concern for the lack of knowledge young people possess of the Catholic faith in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. In light of rapidly declining enrollment numbers in Catholic schools, he calls on…
St. Yves Catholic Church Dedication
“The dedication of a Church is a powerful celebration filled with signs and symbols,” said Archbishop Murphy as he began his homily offered at the Dedication Mass for St. Yves Catholic Church in Mossyrock, WA. He likens a church dedication…
To Travis, Michelle, Catherine, Toni and Andy
In his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column, Archbishop Murphy describes confirmation as the completion of the initiation which began at baptism and which has been nourished in the Eucharist. “For so many of them (confirmandi), it…