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Stepping Out of the Boat

Matthew 14:29

The title of this blog is a reference to Matthew 14:29, where Jesus invited Peter to step from the boat and trust in the Lord. My observations on this blog are designed to respond to this challenge, and to offer a vision of how Catholics can proclaim the Gospel in the public square. All Glory to God.

All opinions here are mine, and mine alone, and do not represent official statements of the Archdiocese of New York.

Recent Blog Posts

Death and Life in New York

God’s providence often provides us with striking juxtapositions of events. The last two days have given us a particularly remarkable one. On August 5, New York’s “Medical Aid in Dying” (i.e., assisted suicide) law went into effect. But on August 6, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, three Sisters of Life professed their final vows that included…

The Need for Political Morality

One of the basic observations of the moral and spiritual life is that sin is contagious. Once it infects a person, it spreads within them, and it spreads to others. It is a disease that inevitably brings disaster and death. This is why we should never give an inch to the Evil One, and never…

Murder with Coffee in Canada

Canada’s regime of legalized murder-by-doctor (the Orwellian term is “Medical Aid in Dying” or “MAID”) continues to produce horror stories that should convince everyone not to follow in their footsteps. Sadly, the truth of what is happening up north has not dissuaded American lawmakers – including New York’s – from plummeting down the same moral…

The Totalitarianism of Sexual Ideology

The totalitarians of sexual ideology just won’t give up. The State of Colorado has had a string of losing cases in which they tried to impose their sexual ideology against people who dared to hold onto their traditional religious beliefs. They just lost a case in the Supreme Court last week involving gender ideology and…

About Me

I am a life-long New Yorker, a graduate of Catholic elementary and high schools, Columbia College, Harvard Law School, and St. Joseph Seminary Institute of Religious Studies. I was a former state and federal prosecutor before coming to the Archdiocese of New York in 1994. I am currently the Director of Public Policy and the Director of Safe Environment at the Archdiocese of New York. I am married with two adult children, and my wife and I volunteer in our parish and with the American Red Cross.

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