Conversations with Archbishop J

November 25, 2025

Waiting in joyful Hope in an unsettled nation

Q: Archbishop J, what are you thinking about for this Advent season? This Advent feels unlike any I have ever lived through. Our nation finds itself […]
November 19, 2025

Building synodal structures: a discipleship challenge

Q: Archbishop J, why the resistance to Synodality? There is much conversation today about synodal fatigue and resistance. None of this should surprise us. Synodality represents […]
November 12, 2025

World Day of the Poor, an examination of conscience

Q: Archbishop J, what is the message for World Day of the Poor? “You, O Lord, are my hope” (Ps 71:5). ‘Hope’ is a small word […]
October 23, 2025

Edward Joseph Gilbert — the archbishop we needed

By Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon In the Jubilee Year 2000, our nation mourned the death of Archbishop Anthony Pantin. He was loved by rich and poor, […]
October 8, 2025

A festival to live, welcome, share Hope

Q: Archbishop J, what Is a Festival of Hope?   This is a Jubilee Year with the theme Pilgrims of Hope. We launched the Jubilee in December […]
August 13, 2025

The Sign of Peace – a reflection of who we are

Q: 
Archbishop J, why have we ‘become Asian’ with the Sign of Peace? We were having a perfectly normal conversation when the question emerged:“Why have we […]
August 6, 2025

From Exclusion to Encounter: Why Interreligious Dialogue Matters

Q: Archbishop J, why a Dicastery of Interreligious Dialogue?   Many Catholics today take interreligious dialogue for granted. But it wasn’t always so. The Church’s commitment to […]
July 16, 2025

Eucharistic Adoration – in His presence

Q: Archbishop J, is the hype around Adoration bordering on idolatry?    Now that is a serious question. Let us reflect deeply. What is idolatry? What […]