In our first reading, God promises the almost impossible to the childless old man Abram: “I am making you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly fertile. I will make nations of you… and your descendents after you. Abram was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Little doubt...Read More

  Please do forgive if the following few sentences might tend to threaten the world’s otherwise sentimental involvement in sleigh bells and Santa. It’s cold doctrine from our recent Catechism of the Catholic Church (#423) We believe and confess that Jesus of Nazareth, born a Jew of a daughter of Israel at Bethlehem at the...Read More

  Your Eminences, William Cardinal Keeler, William Cardinal Baum, Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Francis Cardinal Stafford, Edward Cardinal Egan, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Justin Cardinal Rigali, Sean Cardinal O’Malley: All of us in this Archdiocese are so grateful for your being here and for the honor you pay to this Premier See of Baltimore.  Deepest gratitude to...Read More

  HOMILIA                              Misa de Instalación Arzobispo Edwin F. O’Brien 1ro de octubre del 2007 Eminencias, William Cardenal Keeler, William Cardenal Baum, Anthony Cardenal Bevilacqua, Francis Cardenal Stafford, Edward Cardenal Egan, Theodore Cardenal McCarrick, Justin Cardenal Rigali, Sean Cardenal O’Malley: Todos nosotros en esta Arquidiócesis estamos muy agradecidos por su presencia aquí hoy, y por el...Read More