It was a typical November day, perhaps overcast with a chill in the air. And like so many other mornings when I arrive to St. Amelia Parish in Tonawanda, I opened my email and checked my messages.

Bishop Richard J. Malone addresses the Obama administration's instruction to schools that allow students to use a restroom consistent with whatever gender identity they choose. The bishop shares Pope Francis' message of "...young people accepting their body as it was created" in this latest episode of "Consider This."

The sixth Corporal Work of Mercy is Bury the Dead. Bishop Richard J. Malone explains the three Catholic funeral rites in "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about how Catholic Charities emulates the works of mercy and how we can help in this week's "Consider This."

Visiting the sick is the fourth Corporal Work of Mercy. Bishop Richard J. Malone offers an example, from St. Luke 4, of Jesus healing Simon's ill mother. Bishop Malone says Jesus walks with us during sickness and explains our role of outreaching to those who are ill in "Consider This."

VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - In his May prayer video Pope Francis issued a global petition that women in all countries would be respected and valued, asking rhetorically if the mere recognition of their role is enough, or if more can be done.

The fourth Corporal Work of Mercy is visit the imprisoned. Bishop Richard J. Malone shares an experience he had with while visiting a prison in Western New York in this week's "Consider This."

Blessed Sacrament Parish in Tonawanda will host a screening of "The Original Image of Divine Mercy." The documentary tells the story of the actual painting of the Divine Mercy image as described by St. Faustina Kowalska from a vision of Jesus Christ.

Bishop Richard J. Malone speaks about "Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)," written by Pope Francis. This apostolic exhortation is a beautiful celebration of love and families.

Bishop Richard J. Malone describes a calling to the priesthood and offers suggestions for discernment in "Consider This: A Priest's Heart."

Bishop Richard J. Malone uses the story of St. Martin of Tours to discuss the third Corporal Work of Mercy, "clothe the naked," in "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone was in Washington, DC, Friday morning to respond to the long anticipated exhortation by Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia, or The Joy of Love.

Bishop Richard J. Malone explains why the Church exists and the role of believers in "Consider This: Why We Exist."

As Lent comes to an end, Bishop Richard Malone prepares us for the Paschal Mystery, explaining what will come during this most holy week before Easter in "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone talks about the great work of Catholic Charities in a special episode of "Consider This."

In this short "Consider This" reflection, Bishop Richard Malone introduces the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy. This is the first of a series as Bishop Malone will reflect on each Work of Mercy during the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

"I desire mercy and not sacrifice." Bishop Richard Malone talks about real commitment vs. empty sacrifice during Lent in a new "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone shares an experience he had with spilled ashes on Ash Wednesday 30 years ago. He encourages us to think of each confessional door as a door of mercy in a new "Consider This."

Pope Francis created the 2016 Jubilee Year of Mercy to reflect, in a new way, the gift of God's Mercy. Bishop Richard Malone explains in "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone explains the teaching of the Catholic church on the protection of human life in a new "Consider This." Catholics cannot accept abortion as something that is moral and right.

Bishop Richard Malone's latest "Consider This" reflects on the Year of Mercy, how it relates to young people and the value of attending the 2016 Diocesan Youth Convention

VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) - The Pope's first-ever video message on his monthly prayer intentions was released Tuesday, highlighting the importance of interreligious dialogue and the beliefs different faith traditions hold in common, such as the figure of God and love.

Bishop Richard J. Malone offers a Christmas blessing of peace, justice and reconciliation in this week's "Consider This."

The 4th Sunday of Advent is a time to rejoice and to remember the reasons for joy in our lives, as Bishop Richard J. Malone explains in a new "Consider This."

As the world (and the Diocese of Buffalo) begins to celebrate the Year of Mercy, Bishop Richard J. Malone discusses the mystery of mercy through passages from the Pope in a new "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone asks that we pray and help the plight of Syrian refugees in a new "Consider This."

October is the month for the Blessed Mother and the Rosary. Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about the mysteries of the Rosary in a new "Consider This."

"We need more priests, we don't want to close any more schools and parishes, and how can we get the young people to get to church?" These are challenges we face as Catholics, but what about our strengths? Bishop Richard Malone asks us to look at the fundamental strength found in the Eucharist, in our parishes, Catholic social services and in us, in a new "Consider This." Watch it below:

Pope Francis arrives today for his first visit to the United States. He will do many significant things in his six days with us. He will visit the White House, address Congress and the United Nations, and participate in a multi-religious service at New York's 9/11 Memorial and Museum, World Trade Center site.

In a new episode of "Consider This," Bishop Richard J. Malone brings our attention to the Kevin Guest House, a house where outpatients, and families of patients can stay while their loved ones are being treated in Buffalo area hospitals.

Bishop Malone talks about returning to school, faith formation and Catechetical Sunday in a new episode of "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone says parish communities are the heart of the church in "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone explains how East Aurora's Christ the King Seminary offer education and services for all of us in a new "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone talks St. Ignatius and the Jesuit influences in the Diocese of Buffalo in this episode of "Consider This."

Bishop Richard Malone shares some characteristics that make a good parish in a new episode of his weekly YouTube show, "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone remembers, and reminds us of, the contributions of St. John Paul II in a new episode of "Consider This." In his encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si," Pope Francis mentions St. John Paul II's first encyclical, which also emphasized care for the environment.

Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about the pope's encyclical "Laudato Si," on care for our common home and reads part of Pope Francis' prayer.

As we begin to celebrate Independence Day, Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about the first American Catholic bishop and his prayer written in 1791 for the US government in "Consider This."

Pope Francis said fathers need to be by their wife's side though life. Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about his father's faithfulness to his mother and family in a new "Consider This."

Bishop Richard J. Malone talks about devotions and litanies in this new episode of "Consider This," while sharing a few invocations for the Sacred Heart of Jesus.