St. Joseph’s Seminary Welcomes New Students and Faculty at Mass of the Holy Spirit

| 09/6/2024

By: Patrick Grady

Four new members of faculty professed their faith and sealed their oath of fidelity at the center of this Mass.

The members joining the St. Joseph’s community are: Reverend Miguel Angel Cervantes Pardo, S.T.D.; Fr. Luis Granados, DCJM; Fr. Louis Masi; and Reverend Ignatius Schweitzer, O.P., S.T.L.

In his homily from Mass today at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bishop Edmund Whalen offers three things to consider as we meditate on today's readings.

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Auxiliary Bishop Edmund J. Whalen

| 05/20/2026

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.  

By:

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