145th Anniversary Ordination of Blessed Michael McGivney

Thursday 4th Week of Advent Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore Dec. 22. 2022 Today, we observe the 145th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Blessed Michael McGivney. He was ordained by Archbishop (later) Cardinal James Gibbons, here in America’s First Cathedral, the Basilica of the Assumption. On that December day in 1877, the newly ordained...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 4th Sunday of Advent

As Christmas draws near, my prayer is that each of us will experience the powerful and merciful presence of Jesus our Savior, the fulfillment of God’s promises and the fulfillment of our deepest desires – and respond to the presence of Jesus, Emanuel, with the obedience of faith.
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Un Mensaje del Arzobispo Lori de Adviento (2022)

El tiempo de Adviento es corto; pasa rápido. María nos enseña cómo esperar al Señor y cómo acogerlo en nuestro corazón en la gracia del Espíritu Santo.
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Archbishop Lori’s Advent Message (2022)

We are in the midst of the Advent season. It is a time of hope as we prepare to celebrate anew the birth of Christ. It is a time of joyful expectation as we await the glorious coming of our Savior, the conqueror of sin and death.
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Mensaje del Arzobispo William E. Lori reafirmando que la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore no se opone a la publicación del informe del Fiscal General de Maryland sobre abuso infantil

English 2 de diciembre de 2022 Queridos amigos en Cristo: Los saludo hoy para abordar nuevamente un asunto relacionado con el doloroso y preocupante tema del abuso sexual infantil. Como sabrán, se está hablando mucho sobre si la Arquidiócesis se opone o no a la publicación del informe del Fiscal General de Maryland sobre el...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Third Sunday of Advent; Gaudete Sunday

On this “Gaudete Sunday” – this Sunday of rejoicing, so near to Christmas: Let us find our joy in Christ our Savior.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Second Sunday of Advent

We must look for Jesus in the Church, but where do we find him in ourselves? And here, it is John the Baptist who guides us. He went to the desert, the wilderness, to prepare for the coming of the Messiah.
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A message from Archbishop William E. Lori reaffirming that Archdiocese of Baltimore does not oppose the public release of Maryland Attorney General’s report on child abuse

Español Dec. 2, 2022 Dear Friends in Christ: I greet you today to again address a matter related to the painful and troubling subject of child sexual abuse. As you may know, much is being said about whether the Archdiocese is, or is not, opposing the release of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on the...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

Now, more than ever, the Church needs men who have a desire to do great things for Christ, to build up his Church.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: “The Redemption of Memory”

Like Mary, the Church also has a memory – a living memory – a memory which is not a mere repository of the past but rather a memory through which Christ and the great events of salvation emerge into the present as a living reality, so that you and I can share in them, whenever...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: First Sunday of Advent; Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

If, in God’s grace, we overcome the dangers of procrastination and presumption, then we will be prepared to welcome anew the birth of Christ at Christmas, and in welcoming Christ at his first coming, we will be eager to greet him at his second, when he will come in glory to judge the living and...
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