Every year I think about going back to my high school, Roland Park Country School, to see the Christmas program. But somehow, since becoming a mother in December 2009, I haven’t made it back. This year, though, one of my friends invited me to go with her, and I had noRead More
I. Introduction As all of us are painfully aware, last Friday morning, in Newtown, Connecticut, a town in the Diocese I previously served, an unspeakable tragedy occurred and now people all across the nation and around the world are mourning the loss of so many innocents. For me the tragedy struck in a personal way...Read More
Letter from Archbishop Lori Former Bishop of Bridgeport Read at all Masses on Sunday, Dec. 16, at St. Rose of Lima Parish Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Along with you, and along with the rest of our nation and, indeed, the rest of the world, I was shocked and horrified to learn of what...Read More
As the horrifying news and images from Connecticut continue to unfold, we continue to learn, whether we care to or not, more about 20 elementary school children and six adults who were shot to death inside their school. As the news continues to unfold, we are also learning more about aRead More
Archbishop Lori Previously Served as Bishop of Bridgeport, CT Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, issued the following statement from Rome upon learning of the tragedy in Sandy Hook, which is located in the Diocese of Bridgeport. “I am profoundly saddened by this terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to the parents who...Read More
There there has been another school shooting, this time on a beautiful, sunny day at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. in the Diocese of Bridgeport. About 20 people, including the shooter, are believed to have been killed, according to news reports. Information about the shooting continues to come in. Read More