Conversations with Archbishop J
January 8, 2025
Q: Archbishop J, how would you proceed if someone asked you to be the Spiritual Director to T&T? Spiritual direction is an extremely specific discipline and […]
January 2, 2025
Q: Archbishop J, what is hope? Hope is often confused with optimism. One is a divine gift and the other a human trait. Optimism is the […]
December 27, 2024
Q: Archbishop J, what is a Jubilee Year? Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year for the Catholic Church, also known as […]
December 17, 2024
While meditating before the Blessed Sacrament, I found myself truly present in Bethlehem, among Joseph, Mary, and the Child Jesus. There, Joseph shared his story with […]
December 11, 2024
Q: Archbishop J, what does ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ mean? The papal document for the Jubilee Year begins with the phrase: “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). […]
December 4, 2024
Q: Archbishop J, what are the essential elements of a synodal Church? Every Sunday, we recite the Creed and declare we believe in “one, holy, catholic, […]
November 27, 2024
Q: Archbishop J, were women synod delegates? From the synod’s outset, the presence of men and women together in the synod hall was a prominent topic. […]
November 20, 2024
What is the nature of synodality? This was one of the significant questions discerned by the 355 synod delegates gathered in Rome last month. Is synodality […]