Cardinal Dolan on Who We Are Waiting For

“One of the highlights of our bishops’ meetings comes at our morning of recollection. . . .

“We gather before the Most Blessed Sacrament, in adoration before the Holy Eucharist, exposed in the monstrance. There we pray together morning prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, listen to a reflection on God’s Holy Word by one of our brother bishops, and then sit or kneel for most of an hour in silent prayer until the time concludes with Benediction. (During the entire time, 10 or 12 priests are available for the Sacrament of Penance.)

“Two weeks ago, as the hundreds of bishops were in front of Jesus in the Eucharist in silent worship, I quietly got up to go to confession. As I passed one of the helpful hotel attendants, who had been with us all week to make sure that the sound and light were fine, and who I had gotten to know, he whispered to me, ‘Cardinal Dolan, what are all of you bishops waiting for?’”

In a recent commentary in his diocesan newspaper, Catholic New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, reflected on how the bishops were waiting for Someone and how all of us are waiting for that same someone during the holy season of Advent.

To access Cardinal Dolan’s complete column, please visit:

Catholic New York: Archbishop Dolan's Column ("Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?"): ‘Who We’re Waiting For’ (29 NOV 12)