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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: USCCB Special Assembly
June 21, 2025Archbishop William E. Lori
As bishops, we do indeed live with the public/private divide every day. But to help us do so well and wisely, the reading from 2nd Corinthians and the Gospel of Matthew present two vices for us to avoid and two virtues for us to embrace.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Mass for the Preservation of Peace & Justice
June 12, 2025Archbishop William E. Lori
We gather today in a spirit of deep gratitude and with no small amount of urgency. We are grateful for the faithful and persevering work of Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities, & the Society of St. Vincent de Paul—organizations that don’t just provide aid, but witness to the love of Christ in the flesh.
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Homilía del Arzobispo Lori: Misa por la Preservación de la Paz y la Justicia
June 12, 2025Archbishop William E. Lori
Los obispos de Estados Unidos estamos muy agradecidos con Catholic Relief Services, Caridades Católicas y la Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl por encarnar el amor de Cristo a través de su servicio a los pobres y des-pla-zados.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Knights of Columbus State Deputies’ Meeting, 7th Week of Easter
June 12, 2025Archbishop William E. Lori
There’s thin line, it appears, between a desire for equal treatment and envy, and like all thin lines, it is easily crossed.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Solemnity of the Ascension 2025
June 4, 2025Archbishop William E. Lori
Let us embrace the feast of the Ascension, the preeminent feast of hope, with joy, gratitude, and thanksgiving. And in the grace of this feast, let us resolve to live our daily lives, with their ups and downs, their fears, anxieties, and questions with our hearts fixed on what is above where the Risen Lord is seated in our humanity at God’s right hand.
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Archdiocese of BaltimoreMonday, June 23rd, 2025 at 3:31pm

Congratulations to our new priests! Joy, excitement and pride permeated the air during the long-awaited priestly #ordination of five men during a June 21 Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.
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Archbishop William E. Lori welcomed the new priests – Father Bienvenu Illanga, Father James “Jamie” Lancelotta, Father Shiadrik Mokum, Father Alex Mwebaze and Father Thomas O’Donnell – during a more than two-hour liturgy that inspired applause and ovations from the approximately 1,600 in attendance. B'more Vocations

Excitement and pride abound at ordination of five priests for Archdiocese of Baltimore - Catholic Review

Joy, excitement and pride permeated the air during the long-awaited priestly ordination of five men during a June 21 Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

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Archdiocese of BaltimoreMonday, June 23rd, 2025 at 2:00pm

Quo Vadis is a four day encounter hosted by the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to help young men grow as disciples of Jesus by learning how to pray, growing in fraternity, and pursuing a deeper relationship with Jesus.
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https://www.archbalt.org/vocations/quo-vadis/