Prime Bishop Blog

During this month of November our thoughts and minds often turn to the topic of thanksgiving.  The holiday itself fills much of our thoughts at this time, but unfortunately within our wider culture, the true meaning of this holiday does seem to be slipping away from us.  I have noticed on television that, although there are […]

As we find ourselves in the middle of the month of October we have just completed the celebration of the Solemnity of the Christian Family.  Within that celebration we read the Gospel from St. Luke when Jesus was a child of twelve at the temple.  When the Holy Family went together to Jerusalem to attend

During the National Clergy Conference, which was held at the end of 2017, the bishops, priests and deacons of the Polish National Catholic Church gathered together to share their thoughts and concerns about many of the issues which are confronting our Church and our society.  At the end of a number of these discussions, the

As the end of the summer comes around I always find myself in a wonderful spiritual mood.  This is especially true in a year such as this when we have just recently come through the week of Convo 2018.  For a week at the end of July, I, together with the other bishops and some

All of a sudden, in the city of Scranton, PA, summertime is here.  Today as I sit and write this article it’s over 90 degrees outside and quite humid, certainly summer is upon us.  Each and every year a number of things happen when summertime rolls around.  During this time of year, after school is

In the upcoming month of June the Polish National Catholic Church celebrates Sacred Vocations Month.  In particular this should be a time of year in which all Polish National Catholics consider the importance of the clergy within the Church and also how that importance extends to our everyday life.  Within the Catechism, there is unfortunately

Now that we are a few weeks into the Easter season we are continuing to hear of the encounters of the disciples with the Risen Lord.  These encounters that we read in the Gospels on the Sundays following Easter show us so strongly that we can’t just be a casual participant in the worship of

On the morning of Easter Sunday, as we gather to celebrate the triumph of our Lord, we hear the Gospel from Saint John concerning the earliest realization of the Resurrection.  “Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb.  She saw that

As Catholics we now find ourselves at the beginning of the Lenten season.  The words in the above title are taken from the Readings on the Mass of Ash Wednesday.  I must admit that these words have always spoken to me in a very strong way.  Having come through the time of Pre-Lent, a time

As the new year of 2018 commences we look for ways to make a new beginning.  In a secular sense we might make resolutions, but in a religious or spiritual sense as well, there is certainly much that we can improve on and January is as good a time as any to begin this improvement.