(taped 04/14/08 in Baltimore, MD)

IN THE CROWDED PHONE BOOTH: The topic of the day is the Sacrament of Confirmation. Talking about it (from left to right) are: Bishop Denis Madden (bio here); Bishop Mitchell Rozanski (bio here); and Bishop Francis Malooly (bio here);

QUOTE TO NOTE:
ROZANSKI: Help to encourage me as a bishop to say that out faith is alive, our faith is young, and that our faith is being spread in a wonderful and being lived in the lives of our young people.
MADDEN: (Young peoples’) level of commitment to the church, to the parish, and to the community in their service projects is really astounding.
MALOOLY: If you get nothing else out of the program and out of the reception of the sacrament other than to develop a lifetime habit of service, I’ll go away happy.  To me, when you serve the needs of others, you best imitate what Jesus did day-in and day-out.

OTHER NOTE: All of this serves as a follow-up to last year’s Bishops’ Summit on the Sacrament of Confirmation.

BLOG REFLECTION: can be read here for April 16.