Statement from Archbishop William Lori on shootings that occurred in Western Maryland on June 9: “With a heavy heart, I express my sorrow and sadness concerning the shooting that occurred in Western Maryland that took the lives of 3 individuals. The senseless violence and tragic loss of human life seem an incomprehensible reality that has...Read More

I’m delighted to return to your parish on this wonderful feast of Pentecost to install Father Ako Trevor Walker as your new pastor.Read More

As we praise the Lord for his manifold works, let us rejoice and take heart. Not only has the Lord poured forth his blessings upon us, he has entrusted us with being stewards of our common home, the earth which his good Spirit renews through our care and concern.Read More

I cannot conclude these reflections without thanking you with all my heart – thanking your wonderful pastor, Father Literal, and his team of co-workers, thank school leadership and the lay leadership of the parish – together with so many good-hearted and talented volunteers – not merely for what you give to this parish but for...Read More

St. Bernadette now invites us to believe in the love that God has for us, the love that the Risen Lord offers each one of us personally, the love we experience when we seek the loving intercession of Mary.Read More

This much we know is true: in every age, in every place, God calls fourth women and men through whom he desires to make himself known.Read More

Whether or not we are always prepared to admit it, deep down, amid all our striving and grasping for whatever comes next, we will not be happy or content until we join that vast multitude in heaven who stand rejoicing before the Lamb who was slain, the Lamb who is our shepherd.Read More

And once the peace of Christ enters our hearts, our lives change. We may stumble and fall, even repeatedly, but God’s grace will be at work in us, patiently mending our hearts, replacing vice with virtue, making us luminous with love.Read More