"Our National Shrine is a haven where pilgrims come to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters throughout the world." ...
"It's broader than just a Christian teaching. It's a humane teaching that we don't kill those who are suffering." ...
"It was probably one of the most intense grief moments and situations I’ve ever seen in my own almost 24 years of priesthood." ...
Adapted from Archbishop's homily at USC's "Gold Mass" marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Thomas Aquinas.