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September 8, 2025
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 23rd Sunday, UMBC Campus Ministry

There really is no way to understand Jesus's words in today’s Gospel on the high cost of being his follower other than to contemplate how completely God has loved us. God the Father did not just give us some gift he would never miss – he gave us his only begotten Son, his beloved Son...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation

As Mary demonstrates, hope does not mean that God provides a detailed roadmap, hope does not mean that we won’t have questions, nor does it that we are spared of suffering, for her heart was pierced. Hope means finding God’s will amid our questions and searching, hope means finding peace, consolation, and joy amid misunderstanding...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Mass at St. Jerome in the Basilica of the Nativity

In this sacred place, so much at the heart of salvation history, let us pray to find ways, in God’s grace, to extend the light and love of Christ to those who suffer so terribly.
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Archbishop Lori’s Lori: Mass at the Empty Tomb

Like Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, we have come to this tomb as pilgrims of hope. Even if our discipleship is no secret, we are no strangers to fear and hesitancy because of the resistance and persecution that the Name of Christ still generates after more than 2,000 years.
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