You can watch Msgr. LaMorte’s homily from this morning’s Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral here.
Today’s parable is surely a familiar one. It’s more than a nice story though. We have to take it personally. Can you visualize this path of the seed sown on soil? Sometimes we find ourselves on rocky ground, amid thorns, or happily on fertile soil.
Before we make choices in our lives, we have to be reminded of today’s Gospel. We need to not only hear the Word of God but understand it.
Archbishop Ronald Hicks and Father Dave Dwyer talk about Cardinal Dolan’s anniversary, why we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension on Thursday, the meanings of Pentecost, Pope Leo’s upcoming encyclical on human dignity and artificial intelligence, the duty of the Church to engage with the world, and answer a question about the Easter Season.
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Archbishop Ronald Hicks
| 05/19/2026
“In moments such as these, we are reminded of the call to be instruments of peace; as Pope Leo XIV has said, ‘Where violence wounds the human family, compassion and unity must be our steadfast reply.’" said the president of the USCCB.
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The Good Newsroom
| 05/19/2026
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The recognition highlighted Kelly’s leadership and the Knights’ longstanding efforts to promote charity, human dignity, and peace worldwide.