Robert Reed

2 months ago | catholicdigest.com | Robert Reed

by Bishop Robert ReedRich man & the beggarYear after year, we pass through the penitential season called Lent, and on Easter we bring back our ‘Glorias’ and ‘Alleluias’, and we feast again. We might hear that we are “Easter people.” But what does that mean? Does anything change? Are we personally renewed? We have accompanied Jesus, in a spiritual sense, through his passion, death, and resurrection. In what ways are we changed by our personal witness to that series of events?

Feb 8, 2024 | oursundayvisitor.com | Robert Reed

Every so often, the calendar puts ashes not only on our forehead, but also on our hearts. This year, as you might’ve noticed, Ash Wednesday is also Valentine’s Day and, yes, the day of fasting and abstinence trumps the feast of the Roman saint whose name graces the day and has become synonymous with the idea of hearts and flowers and love proclaimed.

Feb 7, 2024 | news.diocesetucson.org | Robert Reed

By Bishop Robert ReedEvery so often, the calendar puts ashes not only on our forehead, but also on our hearts. This year, as you might’ve noticed, Ash Wednesday is also Valentine's Day and, yes, the day of fasting and abstinence trumps the feast of the Roman saint whose name graces the day and has become synonymous with the idea of hearts and flowers and love proclaimed.

Nov 16, 2023 | thebostonpilot.com | Robert Reed

Your browser does not support the audio element. Before I move on to the events of my week, there are a couple of final items from my time in Rome that I'd like to share with you. On Oct. 29, I visited the Carmelite Sisters of Charity of Vedruna at their generalate in Rome. This is the order of sisters who worked with me for 20 years in Washington. It's a Catalan community that was started in Barcelona by St. Joaquina Vedruna de Mas.

Nov 16, 2023 | thebostonpilot.com | Robert Reed

Your browser does not support the audio element. ''Jesus stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!" The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, "'A great prophet has arisen in our midst," and "God has visited his people'" (Lk 7:14-16).