Introduction I’m happy finally to be here at St. Casimir’s and to have an opportunity to offer a Sunday Mass. I’m in the process of visiting all 153 parishes of the Archdiocese for Sunday Mass and at last count I’m up to about 103 – so, in the words of the poet, Robert Frost, I...Read More

Hundreds of thousands of people were expected in Washington, D.C., this week for the annual March for Life, held each year on the anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision. Among those scheduled to participate in the March for Life were hundreds of parishioners and students from our own archdiocese. Bishop...Read More

What Are You Looking For? In the days before GPS became common, it was said that men were more reluctant than women to ask for directions. It was said that men preferred to find a destination themselves rather than to stop and ask for help. Of course, brothers, this implies that our search didn’t go...Read More

Introduction I’m happy to have this opportunity to take part in this priestly vocations discernment retreat and hope that all of you are experiencing the nearness of God and the joy of opening your minds and hearts to his will. In the midst of our time together, we once again meet John the Baptist. He...Read More

Happy New Year! I pray this column, my first of 2015, finds you well, dear readers, and having enjoyed a happy and restful Christmas season. One of the great benefits of Christmas is that it provides many of us an opportunity to spend more time with our families. Too often during the year we fail to...Read More

Scroll down for Spanish Introduction I am happy, at long last, to celebrate Sunday Mass here at St. John the Evangelist and especially to do so on the beautiful Solemnity of the Epiphany. I am grateful to Fr. Jerry Bowen for his invitation and for the opportunity to bless your wonderful new daily Mass &...Read More

Introduction Father Watters, I wish to thank you for inviting me to join with you and with leaders of our Baltimore community in thanking God for the blessings of the year just past and in asking God’s help for the year that lies ahead. Before I go further, dear friends, I would like to join...Read More

Introduction As a young priest I served as priest-secretary for Cardinal James Hickey, then the Archbishop of Washington. In that position, he was required to travel quite a bit & I enjoyed travelling with him. As it turned out, I didn’t have to join the Navy to see the world! On one occasion the Cardinal...Read More