Conversations with Archbishop J

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

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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 […]
July 8, 2025

Holiday time – faith, fun for the family

Q: Archbishop J, what is the Church doing to help us families in this challenging time?  As we explore what it means to raise children in […]
June 25, 2025

Parenting in an AI world

Q: Archbishop J: Raising kids without tech—you serious? Yes, I am very serious. If you know me, you know I’m a tech advocate. I see the […]
June 17, 2025

Big Jesus’ stirs hearts, fires religious imagination

Q: Archbishop J, why the hype around the big monstrance? In an age ruled by screens and short attention spans, how do we direct the eyes […]
June 11, 2025

Reclaiming childhood

Q: Archbishop J, what is happening with our children? “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds …” […]