Day

February 9, 2016

Archbishop Lori to Celebrate Ash Wednesday Masses Marking the Beginning of the Lenten Season

Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate the following mid-day and evening Masses in Baltimore on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016: St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Saratoga & Park Streets, Baltimore, 12:10 p.m. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles Street, 5:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day...
Read More

Five things to know about Lent

Lent, the 40-day penitential season of prayer and sacrifice in preparation for Easter begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Read More

Think outside the box: Creative suggestions for a more spiritual Lent

As always, time is flying by. The circle of the liturgical calendar, like the circle of life, keeps moving forward. No sooner than the Christmas decorations have been put away, the green of Ordinary Time made a brief appearance, only to be replaced tomorrow by purple. Yes, tomorrow is Ash
Read More

During Lent, Dundalk parish helps believers live the works of mercy

“It’s the Year of Mercy,” Father Murphy said. “We’re trying to be a little more focused about practicing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.”
Read More

Pope-patriarch meeting historic, observers say, but substance is key

No pontiff has ever met a reigning Russian Orthodox patriarch since the Great Schism of 1054.
Read More