Responding to God and Opening Our Hearts to Him

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – February 20, 2013 During these forty days of Lent, we are, once again, invited to draw closer to God as we make our way through life. The Church invites us to reflect on our lives in this journey of spiritual renewal which uses prayer, fasting, and [...]

“St. Matthew, A Saint for the Nation’s Capital and the New Evangelization”

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – September 27, 2012 With the cross atop its majestic copper dome soaring above the Washington, D.C., skyline, the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle is truly a landmark of faith in our nation’s capital. As Saint Matthew, whose feast day is September 21, is the patron [...]

A Feast Day for Mothers, And One for Sons

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – August 27, 2012 Although we celebrate Mother’s Day each May, the Catholic Church’s calendar gives us the opportunity to celebrate a special day for mothers in late August, followed by one for sons, with the Aug. 27 feast day for Saint Monica followed the next day [...]

Religious Liberty and Intolerance

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – August 9, 2012 Over the summer, the Catholic Church in America has been reflecting on the priceless gift of religious liberty and the protection of conscience. In a statement, my brother bishops and I wrote that “we are sadly aware that religious liberty in many parts [...]

A Gift that Keeps on Giving

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – August 3, 2012 One of the joys of summer is finding time to sit outdoors in the cool of the early morning or late evening. For many of us, vacation always includes a walk along a beach or around a lake or through the woods. One [...]

The Bible as Summer Reading – Praying with Sacred Scripture

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – July 19, 2012 For many people, part of planning for vacation is heading off to the bookstore or the library or logging on to Amazon.com to purchase books for your reading pleasure. Some people work on a list throughout the year and know exactly what they [...]

Lectio Divina

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – July 11, 2012 As a means of discovering or re-discovering the importance of God’s Word in our daily lives, we might consider an ancient but always timely Church practice called Lectio Divina. In his Apostolic Exhortation, The Word of God, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, [...]

Remembering Who We Are As Catholics and Americans

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – July 4, 2012 Today, Catholics from all backgrounds and all walks of life gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for the closing Mass of the Fortnight for Freedom. I had the privilege of celebrating that Mass, and [...]

Fortnight for Freedom

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – June 7, 2012 If you have not already visited our new website, sacredproperty.org, I invite you to take a look at it today. My hope is that it will be a sort of homepage for you in accepting my invitation to join me and all of [...]

Rite of Election – A Glimpse of the Hope of the Resurrection During Lent

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – February 28, 2012 It’s a truly inspiring sight. To stand in the sanctuary of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a church that comfortably holds some 3,000 people, and watch hundreds and hundreds come forward on the First Sunday of Lent for [...]

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