Yes, that is what he said. The same is true for other bloggers like Patrick Madrid and Domenico Bettinelli, to name just two. Some will take a sabatical or limit their blog postings to just one every few days. In the case of Alejandro Bermudez, he made that statement and then totally eradicated his blog. It was all very sudden. Bishops are quite powerful. Upset one and they will rapidly smack you down. Perhaps I am reading more into this than is factual ... it's just a hunch.
He's also moving out of DC, IIRC.