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At this, our Thanksgiving, let those of us who have much and those who have little gather at the welcoming table of the Lord. At this blessed feast, may rich and poor alike remember that we are called to serve on another and to walk together in God's gracious world. With thankful hearts, we praise our God who like a loving parent denies us no good thing.

Along with what I believe to be the vast majority of my brother bishops, I was looking forward to finalizing plans to establish a new and better reporting protocol for bishops accused of misconduct. We were all taken by surprise by the Holy See's request that we not take formal action on the issue until after February's international meeting at the Vatican with the heads of bishops conferences around the world. As an American I'm frustrated by the delay.

La semana que viene a estas alturas estaré reunido con cientos de obispos y arzobispos en la asamblea de otoño de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos, o USCCB.

By this time next week, I will be joining several hundred bishops and archbishops for the fall assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or USCCB.