You can watch Msgr. LaMorte’s homily from this morning’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral here.
There was nothing extraordinary about the first four followers of Jesus – it was Jesus who made them special. By the virtue of our Baptism, Jesus has a special job for every one of us.
Like the disciples in today’s Gospel, when we are afraid, Jesus is with us.
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The Good Newsroom
| 01/07/2026
Born in New York City, he was ordained on June 22, 1991, by Cardinal John O’Connor, and appointed a bishop on January 25, 2022, by Pope Francis.
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| 01/07/2026
"Pope Leo has chosen well in appointing him to serve as the Bishop of Rochester," Cardinal Dolan said in a statement.