World Youth Day: A celebration of hope
Archbishop Murphy reflects on his recent journey to Denver, CO to celebrate World Youth Day with Pope John Paul II in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. Young people participating in the event universally expressed hope,…
The challenge of integrity
Archbishop Murphy offers his perspective on the wide disagreement between church doctrine and the experience of American Catholics in his weekly Catholic Northwest Progress “In Joy and Hope” column. In the core questions of religious belief, the challenge has always…
Feast of the Transfiguration – Tekawitha Conference
The words Peter uttered at the scene of the Transfiguration “Lord, it is good for us to be here” is the central theme of Archbishop Murphy’s homily given at a Mass celebrated for the Tekawitha Conference in St. James Cathedral…