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February 11, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Our Lady of Lourdes; Knights of Columbus Board Meeting

Only the grace of the Holy Spirit can open our spiritual eyes and ears. Even so, it is not easy. We resist. We evade. We rationalize. We harden our hearts. Think of St. Augustine’s conversion described in his Confessions where he says to God, “You called, shouted, broke through my deafness; you flared, blazed, banished...

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February 6, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

If Christ’s Name is emblazoned in our hearts, unworthy and limited as we are, we can be confident that his truth and love will shine in us and through us, spreading truth and goodness, joy and hope, peace and good will, no matter who we are, where we are, or what we may be facing.

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January 30, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

When we allow the Spirit to fill our hearts with Jesus’ self-giving love, then we begin to love as he loved and to live as he lived – not perfectly – but enough that we can find the wherewithal to believe, to hope, and to endure, even when the road is winding, the fog hangs...

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January 24, 2022

Archbishop Lori on facing the realities of abortion

"The Church has been consistent about the reality of abortion: it is wrong," the archbishop wrote. "This teaching is rooted in experience. Abortion is not merely an idea, but a tragic reality that takes innocent lives and often leads to a lifetime of regret for women. Nor is the Church's teaching on abortion a mere...

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January 23, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Sunday of the Word of God; 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Embracing the Scriptures as truly the Word of God, as truly words of spirit and life, let us now proceed to lift up our hearts as the Lord gives himself for us anew, in the reenactment of his death and resurrection and in our reception of his Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist.

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January 20, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Pro-life Leaders’ Mass, Franciscan Monastery

Let us reject the tools of the culture of death. Let us not “fight fire with fire.” Instead, let us immerse ourselves in the Gospel of Life, allowing the Incarnate Lord Jesus to shed his incomparable light on us and on the dignity of every human life, on both mother and child, on the frail...

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January 20, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Pro-Life Vigil Mass; Washington, D. C.

This evening, let us be clear. For us as Catholics, justice is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of reason.

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January 16, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: “Life is Beautiful” Mass

The lesson of life’s beauty, learned best in the family circle, deserves to be writ large across the whole of our society and all of us have a part in doing so.

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January 5, 2022

A message of consolation and encouragement from Archbishop Lori

Throughout the pandemic, I have offered Masses for an end to this virus, and I continue to do so. Trusting in God, and seeking the intercession of our Blessed Mother, we hope and pray that this too will pass, and pass soon.

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January 2, 2022

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Epiphany of the Lord

One of the most neuralgic pressure points in today’s society is authority: Who has authority? What are the limits of authority? How should it be exercised? Debates on authority are going on in every sector of society, including politics and government, education, social media, and the Church.

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December 28, 2021

Archbishop William E. Lori on the Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

From around the world, tributes have poured in honoring the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I wish to add my voice to these tributes, in praise of a courageous church leader who championed racial justice in South Africa and around the world. His life and his passing powerfully remind us that the struggle for racial justice...

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December 25, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Christmas 2021

May open our hearts to receive him & draw close to him every day of our lives. I wish you and your loved ones a joyous Christmas and may God bless us and keep us always in his love!

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