March 13, 2020 My dear friends in Christ, One week has passed since I first shared with you my thoughts and guidelines concerning our response… Read More

February 26, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, What does it mean to “remember our death?” I know that those aren’t quite the words of the… Read More

February 3, 2020 To the Honorable Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: As bishops of the Episcopal Church and citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,… Read More

The Feast of Saint John of Damascus December 4, 2019 My dear friends and colleagues in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Today is the 36th anniversary… Read More

Bishop McConnell’s address and sermon from the  154th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, held on November 15 & 16, 2019, at Pittsburgh Theological… Read More

April 21, 2016 Dear Friends in Christ, Early Sunday morning, when Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb of Jesus and found it empty, she did… Read More

April 16, 2016 Dear Friends in Christ, Late yesterday a fire broke out in an attic of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, and… Read More

April 15, 2019 Dear Friends in Christ, On March 22, I wrote to you about the decision by my executive assistant, Judi Rogers, to retire… Read More

March 25, 2019 Dear Friends in Christ, Late Friday night, a jury acquitted former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld of all charges related to… Read More