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Archbishop joins nation’s bishops in praying for President Biden

“As we face the moral, social and political challenges ahead for our nation, I encourage all Catholics to pray for our new president,” Archbishop Alexander Sample said on inauguration day.
‘What did God make you to do?’

Jake Coleman — who attended St. Clare School in Southwest Portland, Jesuit High School and the University of Notre Dame — said the calling strengthened as he matured and came to know himself better. He hit that time of life when young adults confront their weaknesses; for him, the process revealed that he deeply needs Christ.
‘In this is our entire hope’

The pandemic, political division, wildfires, remnants of racism and civil unrest during 2020 have left many Oregonians feeling, as the prophet Isaiah put it, that they have walked in darkness. “But it is precisely in the midst of all this that we have seen a great light, a light that now has shown upon all of us,” Archbishop Alexander Sample said during Christmas midnight Mass at Portland’s St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
2020 Christmas letter from Archbishop Sample

This past year has been like no other, at least in my lifetime. Let me just say it — it’s been a tough year. This past year has brought us a global pandemic, severe political division, a reminder of the remnants of racism in our society, social unrest and even violence, and wildfires. So many lives lost, so many grieving families, so many lives severely disrupted, so much loss and suffering. Yes, many of us can’t wait to turn the page on this year and look forward to better things in 2021.
Archbishop invites believers to Advent spirituality

Christians ought to keep up the beautiful spiritual practices of Advent year-round, Archbishop Alexander Sample said during a Dec. 11 livestreamed talk from his home chapel in outer Northwest Portland.
Archbishop: Wearing masks an act of charity

Archbishop Alexander Sample on Dec. 4 urged Catholics to view the coronavirus surge soberly and follow safety protocols, including the wearing of face masks and keeping a safe distance. He also said that Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and her staff are people of good will who sincerely are trying to protect public health and want to see an end to the pandemic.
Archbishop Sample joins national conversation on racism

Combatting racism was one focus of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ annual mid-November meeting, held online this year because of the pandemic.
Archbishop on McCarrick report: The institutional church failed

A shaken Archbishop Alexander Sample last week reflected on the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Two decades ago, McCarrick rose to high leadership in the church despite serial sexual misconduct.
WATCH: ‘Let Jesus take care of it’

Archbishop Alexander Sample urged peace and trust as results of the presidential election were becoming clear.
Archbishop: The dead are still part of our community

A list of more than 500 names, western Oregon Catholics who have died in the past year, appeared on the screen before an All Souls Day Mass livestreamed Nov. 2 from St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
WATCH: The problem of suffering

During his Oct. 23 Chapel Chat, Archbishop Alexander Sample took up the theological problem of suffering, which he said poses a chief obstacle to belief in God. In the context of pandemic, racial strife, political division and wild-fires, the archbishop posed the great question: How can an all-knowing, all-powerful God, who is goodness itself, allow suffering?
WATCH: Rosary, exorcism held to bring peace and justice to city

Archbishop Alexander Sample offered a rosary for peace and conducted an exorcism for a city that has witnessed peaceful racial justice protests peppered with riots for more than four months.
Archbishop urges thoughtful voting

Archbishop Alexander Sample on Oct. 9 appealed to voters to explore issues deeply and apply the principles of natural law before casting ballots.
Archbishop encourages young, healthy Catholics back to Eucharist

In his Oct. 2 online Chapel Chat, Archbishop Alexander Sample invited and urged Catholics to return to Mass if they are able.
WATCH: Archbishop Sample sees Santiam Canyon fire damage close up

“It’s easy for me to tell you to have no anxiety, not to worry. I didn’t lose my home,” the archbishop said that afternoon during Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish here. “But I bring a message of hope to all of you: The Lord tells us not to be anxious, to trust in him.”
Archbishop visits those affected by Riverside Fire

Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample celebrated Mass and visited the people at St. Aloysius Church here Sept. 26, as residents returned to their homes after more than two weeks of evacuation in the face of the Riverside Fire.
WATCH: Archbishop to fire victims: ‘You are not alone’

Archbishop Alexander Sample visited Southern Oregon Sept. 19-20 to meet some of the hundreds of people who lost homes earlier in the month to powerful wind-driven fires.
WATCH: Archbishop en route to visit fire victims

Archbishop Alexander Sample is on his way to Southern Oregon Sept. 19 to be with the people who have lost their homes and suffered because of fires.
Archbishop condemns racism, supports police

In a Sept. 4 talk livestreamed from his home chapel, Archbishop Alexander Sample reiterated his views on racial justice, Portland protests and police. Some readers misunderstood his past comments, and media presented his views without enough context, he said.
WATCH — Archbishop: Church authority has divine origin

Archbishop Alexander Sample reminded worshippers Aug. 23 that the church’s authority comes from Jesus and cannot be easily dismissed.

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