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The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead anticipate's Christ's resurrection. In our present circumstances though, we can learn a lot from the complementary virtues of charity and contemplation of Lazarus’ two sisters, Martha and Mary, Archbishop Cordileone says. ​​​​​​​

In a March 24, 2020, letter to priests, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone addressed celebration of Holy Week liturgies -- Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, through Easter, April 12, 2020, in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for Catholics to renew the spiritual and sacramental life of the church and stand out as examples of the virtue of neighborliness, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in a livestreamed Mass from St. Mary’s Cathedral March 22.

"I invite you to see this as an opportunity to be creative in finding ways to keep holy the Sabbath at home," Archbishop Cordileone said, encouraging the faithful to remain connected and through livestreamed Masses and other resources for spiritual communion. St. Mary's Cathedral will maintain a full schedule of private Masses and the archbishop will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass this Sunday.

Public masses in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are canceled to comply with stay-at-home orders issued by public health authorities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in a March 17 message.

Several members of the Archbishop’s Circle gathered Feb. 29 for their annual Lent Retreat.  Reflections were provided by Father Juan Gonzalez, pastor of Notre Dame des Victoires Parish in San Francisco, and retired Bishop William J. Justice.  Retreatants also engaged in private prayer, the Stations of the Cross and the rosary, and enjoyed social time.

The call to religious life remains an invitation to a heroic journey for young people, Archbishop Cordileone said in his homily for the World Day of Consecrated Life Feb. 2 at St. Matthew Church in San Mateo.

For Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the second son and third of four children born into a Sicilian working-class family of fishermen and farmers and schooled in the public system through his freshman year in college, Catholic education holds top priority as a transformative tool for forming faith, building bonds, constructing communities and strengthening society.

Can you imagine the American Catholic Church today without Catholic schools? I certainly cannot. Since 1727, when the Ursuline sisters founded their academy in New Orleans, Catholic schools have taught America’s children. The schools educated the sons and daughters of immigrants.

" ... it is silence that makes room for God, and so keeps us focused on worship of the one true God, and not of the many contemporary idols that are vying for our loyalty," Archbishop Cordileone said.

During Advent, take Paul's counsel to heed the "contrast between night and day, darkness and light." No less now than in Paul's day, living out our baptism means embracing virtue and resisting the vices of the age.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mary unites all of God’s children, sparking conversions among those of different faiths, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said Nov. 16.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco held its second annual Mass for the Homeless Dead on Nov. 23 at Church of the Visitacion in San Francisco. According to its sponsor, the archdiocesan Office of Human Life & Dignity, the Mass gives Catholics an opportunity “to pray for those who are often forgotten both in life and in death.”

The Blessed Virgin feeds souls hungering for beauty, and unites all God's children in a world suffering from "spiritual misery," Archbishop Cordileone said in his homily at the Mass of the Americas Nov. 16 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

As we approach October, the month of the Holy Rosary, we remember and rededicate ourselves to the simple request of Our Lady at Fatima that the whole world recite the Rosary daily for peace in the family and in the world.

Father Barouyr Shernezian, pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Orthodox Church in San Francisco joined Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone for vespers at Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco June 21. The service began the celebration of Religious Freedom Week June 22-29.

It is my consistent experience and observation that, even aware of the faults and foibles of their priest, people find themselves loving and admiring their priest when they know he is there for them, when they know that his life is characterized by a self-giving love expressed in pastoral presence and attentiveness that is intense.

" ... this is God’s gift to us, a help for us to ready ourselves to receive His greatest gift of all: the Resurrection of His Son from the dead. If we live this gift of God well, the gift of our Christian and personal vocation in the historical circumstances of our life, then we will be prepared for the moment when we will look at the true, unveiled face of His glorified risen Son, and be found fit for sharing his glory in heaven. This is the gift of true Easter joy ... ."

"Lent is now coming to its culmination; it is a reminder to us of our need of constant purification, so that we can more perfectly obey the commandment of following the example of the one who lowered himself for us; a time to repent, return, believe and renew ourselves in living according to our Christian dignity," Archbishop Cordileone said in his homily at Holy Thursday Mass April 18.

"How did this burning building move so many?" Archbishop Cordileone asks in a reflection on the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. "Sacred beauty has a power. It moves us because Beauty is not just a frill or a decoration, it is, along with Truth and Goodness, one of the three faces of God. Standing before the Rose Window, looking up at the awesome Gothic ceilings, praying with people around the world, we are reminded that, as human beings created in God’s image, we do not live by bread alone.  Notre Dame Cathedral calls out to us to remember that we have souls.  It reminds us that God has given us the capacity to create sacred beauty that has lasting value, which points us beyond this world alone."