Please don’t put yourself in the position of speaking for a majority that doesn’t exist.

Who decides who is a “meaningful” Catholic? You? What does it mean to be a “meaningful” Catholic?

My guess is that people call a cardinal “His Eminence” out of respect for the office. I assume from your post that if you were ever introduced to the President you’d call him George to his face, and that you never referred to your teachers, parents or other adults other than by their first names. After all, presumably all forms of polite address are ridiculous?

Might I respectfully suggest that insead of making unhelpful and arrogant posts you spend the time instead volunteering in a soup kitchen. After all, Cardinal O’Malley isn’t the only servant.

Excellent photos & content.

Peace and All Good,
Rosemarie Higgins, fmm

May God Bless and continue to energize you.
Daryl from Fall River.

Continue been a blogger bishop.
This is a new way to evangelize that is so effective for modern men and women.
With my prayers:
Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T.

Just returned from my Christmas Vacation, therefore, would like to take this oppotunity to wish you and your Diocese a Blessed Christmas and A Happy New Year. May 2007 be a great year for you and for your diocese and all of us.

God Bless and Protect you Always.

QuaVadis

May I ask you to please pray for my family.
We have 4 girls (my husband is 76 and I am 740. One daughter has not spoken to her family in about 2 years.

Please pray that they come back fully to the Catholic Church.

God bless you,

Patricia A. Coffey

I echo this sentiment, and beg you to consider the Church’s role in the breakdown of marriage and family life here in MA. Certainly, one thing that has paved the way for a broader definition of marriage is the widespread acceptance of divorce (and all that usually follows). The local Church has not only failed to catechize members on the public nature, the irreplaceable value, and the indissoluble character of marriage. It has also allowed divorce to stand unchallenged as a promising solution for every troubled marriage. Divorce, termed a “plague” in the Catechism, is treated more as a welcomed guest, whose consequences have been largely and systematically ignored.

Have the four bishops of Massachusetts, at any time prior to the emergence of gay marriage as an issue, issued a joint statement of concern for the state of marriage?

It would be easier to believe that the Church’s sincere interest was in protecting family life and the institution of marriage if there was ample evidence of such concern. Put another way, if the Archdiocese of Boston were put on trial for protecting marriage and family life over the past fifty years in Massachusetts, would there be enough evidence for a conviction?

Your Eminence,
First of all, I’d like to apologise for my bad written english… it’s the best I can do.
I’m from Portugal and I saw your blog on the internet (somewhere I don’t remember). I was enchanted with it! It’s wonderfull to see such job from a Cardinal of our beloved Church of Rome. Your Eminence, as a member of the Curch, I can only say thanks to God for giving the Curch this grace: people that can really communicate using the best things that hapenned in the 21st century, the internet.
I just commented in Your blog because I saw that You studied Portuguese and Spanish lyterature, what is a clear sign that You know something in Portuguese. I’d like to invite you to visit my blog: http://fidesintrepida.blogspot.com . I’m 14 years old and I’m doing my vocational discerniment no know if I’ll go to preasthood. If you see this comment, is it to much ask you for delivering me an e-mail? You can send it to taveira.d@gmail.com.
I say goodbye with my best wishes to You, asking for indulgence an your blessing,
Diogo +

The world is so much in pain and full of unworthy leaders and our only hope is to look up to the church for guidance as they remain the voice of the voiceless majority.

Cardinal Sean, may the good Lord guide you as you continue to reach out in so many ways.

May I complement you on a most interesting and informative blog. I am such a fan that I have your blog at fingertip for easy access on my computer desktop. Keep up the good work and may God bless you in your leadership of the people of the Archdiocese of Boston. If you ever decide to visit Norteast Florida, our parish would welcome you with open arms. St. Catherine’s is a very warm and active parish with awesome priests.

IHS,
Mary

Never have I seen such colorful beauty at Mass. Thank you both Ted Fiore and Jim because truly a wonderful job decorating the cathedral as evident in the picture above.

Thank you very much

By browsing the Cardinal’s blog I think this is a brilliant approach to setting the Catholic message to your diocese and to the world, but you’ve only scratched the surface of what you can do as you well know. We enjoyed it very much.

Louise and L.D. Bauer

If the situtation was reversed gay people would have put the alledged aggressor on administrative leave until the matter was resolved, and would have given a statement that clarifies a position against violence on either side. Why is this wisdom hard to see and act upon? Is there no church leadership left to guide people in this matter?

No, the sky hasn’t fallen, but the hedgerows are down and the enemy is destroying the vineyards. The good news is that I read the last page in the Book, and “WE WON!”