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May 11, 2021

Archbishop Lori on Mental Health Awareness Month

Recognizing the urgent need for the Church to be a source of comfort and help as we all come to terms with the experience of the past year, I have created an archdiocesan workgroup tasked with developing training and resources to equip our parishes to deal with the mental health needs of their parish communities.
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May 9, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 6th Sunday of Easter; Installation of Fr. William Keown, Our Lady of Victory

I am delighted to return to Our Lady of Victory for the installation of Father Bill Keown as your pastor. During this past year, dear friends, you have witnessed his priestly dedication, his enthusiasm for the mission, his vision, and his energy.
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May 8, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 6th Sunday of Easter

God created the world not because he needed us but because he loved us. God so loved the world so much that, when we went astray, he redeemed us . . . and he did so, not by issuing a decree of pardon from on high, but by sending us his Son to suffer and...
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May 2, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter

In the communion of the Church, Christ’s life flows into our hearts, bringing us the grace of repentance, coupled with hope, healing, and new life.
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May 1, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter; St. Joseph the Worker

First, let me say that I am delighted to return to St. Joseph Monastery to offer Mass with you and for you in this very beautiful setting.
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April 24, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 4th Sunday of Easter; Confirmation at CMOQ

People give their lives to many things that let them down and let them down badly. By contrast, the Lord is inviting you to a friendship that will last forever, a friendship with himself and with all those he has redeemed in his love.
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April 23, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter; St. John Paul II Seminary

The reading from the Acts of the Apostles recounts the conversion of St. Paul. Saul, as he was formerly known, had been persecuting the followers of Christ.
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April 18, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 3rd Sunday of Easter; St. John the Evangelist, Hydes

Let me begin with my heartfelt congratulations to the parish community of St. John the Evangelist Parish here in Long Green Valley, as you celebrate your bicentennial anniversary.
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April 17, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 3rd Sunday of Easter

We must allow the Risen Lord and his Spirit to open our minds to understand Scripture, such that we no longer take our faith for granted but rather journey with the Apostles from fear, to joyful incredulity, to full-fledged, joyful, infectious faith in the Risen Lord.
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April 11, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 2nd Sunday of Easter; Divine Mercy Sunday

If we love God, we will reject idols; we will not use his name in vain; and, we will be sure to keep the Sabbath holy, i.e., to take part in Sunday Mass. If we love our neighbor, we will respect our parents; treat others with respect; refuse to lie, cheat, or steal; and put...
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April 4, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Easter Sunday 2021

On this feast of his Resurrection, he asks only to encounter us, to speak to us in love, and to remove the stone from our hearts . . . so that, at long last, we emerge from our self-built tombs, stand up straight, and lift our eyes to heaven, for in the Risen Lord our...
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April 3, 2021

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Good Friday

Is, then, the Cross, a sign of life or of death? Does it speak of sin or forgiveness? Despair or hope? Is it gruesome or consoling? . . . It is all of these, for any notion of redemption that does not encompass the whole of our humanity does not do justice to the goodness...
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