Statements
Letters and Statements from the Bishop's Office
Conscience Protection - Urgent Action Alert - January 31, 2012
Catholic Schools Week - January 29, 2012
Special Report - December 30, 2011
Bishop's Report - November 18, 2011
Concerning the Compliance Agreement with Clay County Prosecutor - November 15, 2011
Bishop Finn Announces Changes and Reforms in a Five-Point Plan - June 9, 2011
Concerning Father Shawn Ratigan - Arrest, 5-19-11 - Community Update, 5-20-11 - Remarks at News Meeting, 5-27-11
Farewell To the Chancery - March 23, 2011
Catholic School Week - January 2011
Urges Passage of DREAM Act - November 29, 2010
Bishop's Report - November 19, 2010
Hope Changes Everything, the Bishop's Annual Appeal - October 3, 2010
Our Strategic Plan for Catholic Schools - September 10, 2010
Statement Concerning the Groundbreaking for the Nuclear Weapons Plant - September 2, 2010
Stewardship: Now is the Time - May 7, 2010
Easter Greeting - April 2, 1010
Spiritual Strategies for Building the Civilization of Life - March 16, 2010
Catholic Schools Week - January 2010
Statement Concerning Immigration Reform - January 10, 2010
Joint Pastoral Statement on the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care Reform - September 1, 2009
Dinner Remarks at Pro-Life Banquet - August 16, 2009
On the Proposed Nuclear Weapons Plant in Cass County Missouri - June 22, 2009
On the Scheduled Execution of Reginald Clemons - June 1, 2009
Prayer Vigil on the Eve of the Execution of Dennis Skillicorn - May 19, 2009
Welcome to Missouri: Archbishop Robert Carlson - April 21, 2009
Warriors for the Victory of Life - April 18, 2009
Good Friday and a Moratorium on the Death Penalty - April 3, 2009
President Obama's Order for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research - March 9, 2009
Opening of the "A Blessing to One Another" Exhibit at Union Station, Statement and Blessing - February 3, 2009
Welcoming the Stranger: The Human Rights of Migrants - January 9, 2009
Bishop's Report to the Diocese - November 21, 2008
An Election Prayer Offered to Mary - October 23, 2008
Statement on Constitutional Amendment 1 - October 7, 2008
Our Moral Responsibility as Catholic Citizens - in English - in Spanish - September 12, 2008
Diocesan Teacher Convocation - August 22, 2008
On the Settlement of Abuse Claims -- August 20, 2008
Forty Years After the Encyclical Humanae Vitae - August 13, 2008
Letter of Support Requesting Clemency for Dennis Skillicorn - August 12, 2008
Statement Supporting Archbishop Naumann's Request of Kansas Governor Sebelius - May 9, 2008
Keynote Address National Catholic Prayer Breakfast - April 18, 2008
Statement Bodies Revealed - February 27, 2008
Catholic Identity and Catholic Excellence in Our Schools - February 4, 2008
Statement on Immigration - January 28, 2008
Bishop's Report - 2007
Confirmation and the Apostolic Mission of the Faithful - September 22, 2007
Marking the Implementation of Summorum Pontificum - September 15, 2007
Statement in Support of Cures Without Cloning - August 22, 2007
Remarks to Faith Formation Commission - May 23, 2007
Pastoral Letter on the Dignity of the Human Person and the Dangers of Pornography - February 21, 2007 [English / Spanish / French]
Statement on Passage of Constitutional Amendment 2 - November 8, 2006
Pastoral Letter on Constitutional Amendment 2 - September 30, 2006
Statement on Campaign to Increase Missouri's Minimum Wage - August 9, 2006
Renewed Call to End the Death Penalty - March 30, 2006
Charge to the Faith Formation Planning Commission - January 17, 2006
Statement Opposing Constitutional Amendment on Lifesaving Cures - December 14, 2005
Announces Formation of Faith Formation Commission - August 17, 2005
News Meeting to Introduce New Staff - May 26, 2005
Vatican Announces Retirement of Bishop Boland - May 24, 2005
Election of Pope Benedict XVI - April 24, 2005
Prayer at the March for Life Vigil - January 2005
Purpose and Ministry of Catholic Education - August 13, 2004
News Meeting Appointment as Coadjutor Bishop-Elect - March 9, 2004