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February 24, 2004

As a member of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, I welcome the reports from Moscow about the conversations that have taken place over the past few days between Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow […]

Mother Mary Lange Awards Banquet to be Held Tonight

February 13, 2004

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will honor over 50 African-American Catholic leaders for their service within the 16 predominantly African-American parishes in the archdiocese. The banquet will take place this evening, February 13, at Martin’s West, Dogwood Road and Belmont Avenue, at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J., Urban Vicar, will be among those offering remarks. […]

Baltimore Couple Married for 69 Years to be Honored at World Marriage Day Mass

February 6, 2004

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate World Marriage Day at a special Mass on Sunday, February 8, 2004 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen at 3 p.m. Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be the principal celebrant of the Mass to honor all married couples and offer them an opportunity to renew […]

Audit of Dioceses’ Compliance with Charter for Protection of Youth Released Today

January 6, 2004

The results of an independent survey of compliance of every Catholic diocese and eparchy in the United States with the articles of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People were announced today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Auditors with the Gavin Group, Inc., of […]

Dedication of St. John’s

November 26, 2003

To Monsignor Arthur Valenzano and all involved in this truly historic effort, I express in the name of the Archdiocese of Baltimore deepest appreciation and congratulations. The presences of Archbishop Borders, who recently marked his 90th birthday, and of the other bishops remind us of the resonance of this event within the whole local church. […]

The Catholic Church and the Jewish People

October 31, 2003

For me, it is a source of enormous joy to come here to Seton Hall to celebrate the 50 years of studies, under the aegis of Seton Hall, of the relationships between Jews and Christians. Monsignor John M. Oesterreicher was a gifted and able consultant to the then-Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity during the Second […]

Homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration

August 6, 2003

Thanks to Supreme Knight Carl Anderson for the invitation to offer these reflections on the word of God proclaimed here today. It is early in the day, too early perhaps for me to ask questions of you, but not too early for us to recognize that the prophet Daniel knew how to catch the attention […]

Reflections for the Celebration of Corpus Christi

June 22, 2003

Amid news from far and near that speak of continued painful events in our world and Church, I invite you to enter with me into the wonder of the gift of Jesus to us that is the Holy Eucharist. On Holy Thursday, Pope John Paul II published his Encyclical on the Eucharist. Clearly it is […]

Jesuit Ordinations

June 14, 2003

Welcome to the Chapel of Loyola College, for this Eucharistic Celebration and for the ordination to the priesthood of Michael J. Guzik of the Province of New York and of James J. Kelly, of the Province of Maryland. With genuine gratitude I acknowledge the invitation extended me by Father Timothy B. Brown and by Father […]

Priesthood Ordination

May 24, 2003

The most humbling task of a bishop, and at the same time a great joy and privilege, is to ordain a priest for service to the Church. It is humbling because it is a moment when the power of Jesus uses a weak human instrument to continue what Jesus did on the night before the […]

Ordination of Permanent Deacons

May 17, 2003