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May 26, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Pentecost Sunday, Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

It turns out that joy is not something we manufacture, something we create. Joy is one of the outcomes, one of the results, one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 21, 2026

Archbishop William Lori on the passing of Bishop John H. Ricard, S.S.J.

Bishop John Ricard’s death is a profound loss for our local Church and for the entire Catholic community in the United States.

Archbishop William E. LoriFrom the Archbishop

May 19, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Solemnity of the Ascension

There in his glorified humanity he displays the wounds of his Passion, and with these wounds of love and glory pleads for us at the right hand of God.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 19, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Diaconal Ordination (Transitional)

Piensen en aquellos momentos de silencio en los que el Señor tocó por primera vez sus corazones, y los invitó a seguirlo más de cerca en el servicio a su Iglesia.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 19, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Diaconal Ordination

But at base it is the Lord himself who called you as his heart spoke to yours, in moments of quiet prayer, with the sound and fury of the world kept at bay.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 19, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Feast of St. Matthias

But a priest, who is truly a friend of the Risen Lord and his witness in the world, will focus primarily on the people who clamor for his attention, and his overriding concern will be to produce in them a harvest of holiness, the good and lasting fruit of which Jesus speaks in the Gospel.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 19, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: Tuesday 6th Week of Easter

Jesus Christ was the Ambassador, the Legate, sent by the Father to reveal and unleash his merciful love in the world.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 11, 2026

Archbishop Lori Homily: 6th Sunday of Easter

You are offering friendship and a sense of community – based on your precious faith in the Risen Lord who makes all things new, rooted in the real presence of the Eucharistic Lord in our midst.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 11, 2026

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Permanent Diaconate Ordination

You have sought to develop and strengthen your spiritual life, so that you will radiate the truth and love of Christ in your life and ministry.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

May 4, 2026

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter

We depend on one another, support one another, complement the gifts and talents of one another, and together, out of many living stones there emerges the unified and beautiful vision – Christ, united to his people, a people who announce with joy how Christ called them from darkness to light.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

April 27, 2026

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Good Shepherd Sunday

All of this prepared us to listen as Christ speaks of himself as the Good Shepherd, who opens the door to eternal life for us and who is himself the way.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

April 23, 2026

Wednesday 3rd Week of Easter USCCB Day of Reflection Talk Two

In a culture that often prizes visibility, immediacy, and recognition, your work reminds us of something deeply evangelical: that the Kingdom of God often advances quietly, like a seed planted in hidden soil, like yeast working through the dough, like grace at work in a human heart.

Archbishop William E. LoriArchbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

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