From the Archbishop

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Votive Mass in Honor of St. Joseph; K of C State Deputies Mid-Year Meeting

It could even be said that Jesus, in his human nature, learned from St. Joseph what it means to seek out and to do the will of the heavenly Father.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Installation of Fr. John Williamson

In a word, we are being formed to love as the saints and angels love in heaven. We are being formed so that God the Father can see and love in us what he sees and loves in his Son, Jesus Christ. 
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Yes, what the world needs now is love and while we Christians may not have the answers to many of life’s problems, we have received from the Lord, in abundance, that love which the world needs.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Homily San Salvatore de Ossibus; Missionaries of Charity

Both St. Teresa of Calcutta and Bl. Michael McGivney are interceding for us as we enter into the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the source and font of our charity.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Synod on Synodality Opening Mass

The path of synodality, journeying together in faith and on mission, is not easy. As this process unfolds, we may become more aware of what divides us. Yet, if we are open to the Holy Spirit, who reminds us of all that Christ taught us, we will find new paths to understanding, to harmony, cooperation,...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time

The great sin of our times is in fact the sin of presumption. For many, God’s unconditional love means they have no need to repent.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Knights of Columbus; Installation of New Members

The Opening Prayer, or Collect, spoke of Father McGivney’s priestly service in comforting the suffering, the weary, the lonely, and the oppressed. We echo that sentiment in our prayer for Bl. Michael’s canonization when we speak of his charity “to the widow, the orphan, and the outcast,” and refer to him as “an apostle of...
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart; Knights of Columbus Board Meeting

Through Blessed Michael McGivney’s intercession, may we be free of sin and filled with the charity of the heart of Christ who lives and reigns forever and ever!
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Funeral of Msgr. Charles Meisel

Just as Monsignor Meisel was a good shepherd for so many years, we now entrust him to Jesus the Good Shepherd, asking the Lord to walk with him “through the valley of darkness” as he journeys from time to eternity, where we are supremely confident, he will hear his heavenly Father say, “Well done, good...
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Archbishop Lori’s Keynote Address: Friends of Catholic Education

First, let me say how good it is to be together. COVID-19 has not yet passed into the history books but your support for Catholic Schools in Frederick County will not waver. I came this evening to express my heartfelt thanks! 
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Baptism, we were ‘ordained’ to be a people of self-sacrificing love and service, who are willing to walk in the footsteps of the One who loves us beyond all telling.
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