Be the first witness to the Sacred Heart, to Charity in the flesh, to Charity that is real. When we do this, we reflect a love that comes from God, a God who is real, a God who is among us, a God who loves us with a heart made of flesh.Read More
In this holy shrine where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's mortal remains lie, on these grounds where America's first natural-born canonized saint walked, it is right that we should take hold of this great saint's Eucharistic vision. For from the start of her conversion, the mystery of the Eucharist, the true presence of Christ's Body and...Read More
We who are mortal, yet have in us the seed of immorality, long for the eternal, a life that we taste in the Eucharist, as we receive into the depth of our being Jesus, the Bread of Life.Read More
For 100 years God’s work has been done from this place, for that and for all those who shared in that work, we give God thanks and praise. This work will continue, the mission does on. Today, as we look to the future, we ask God for the grace we need to be his messengers...Read More
As part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 reorganization, a federal judge in December set May 31 as the deadline for victim-survivors who were harmed by a representative of the Catholic Church in Maryland to file a claim to participate in the process.Read More
Trinity Sunday is not about “breaking the code”, a vain attempt make the mystery of God less mysterious or “un-mysterious”. No, it’s about allowing ourselves to be “all lost in wonder” as our eyes of faith behold something of God grandeur and glory, as we experience something of his love, as we allow the love...Read More
Belonging to Legatus means living out your discipleship in a missionary way, not only something reserved to some private sphere, but something that impacts the whole of who you are and what you do, privately and publicly, personally, and professionally.Read More
For the past two years, the Church here in the City of Baltimore has been actively engaged in the Seek the City to Come initiative. Over these two years, our process has engaged almost 6,000 people in prayerful listening, visioning, and discernment. And now, having carefully considered all that we have seen and heard, including...Read More
So let us rejoice and be glad. For there burns within the Church a fire of love that does not go out. There blows in the Church a breeze that never fails to cool the heat, a spring of living water that does not dry up. We have only to open our hearts to the...Read More
Dear brothers, so soon to be ordained: In St. Matthew, St. Paul, and Pope Francis you have found a path for approaching the mystery about to be enacted in the depths of your spirit. You, as all of us in ordained ministry, must rely on the mercy of God.Read More
In the days to come, I invite you to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord and on the mission that he has entrusted to us all. Let us come together as a family of faith, “striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Eph 4:3).Read More
I joyfully congratulate you on this day of re-dedication and consecration, and as we await the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday, I join you in prayer, in this our upper room, for a fresh outpouring of the Spirit, such that Resurrection Parish will radiate far and wide the glory of God shining...Read More