Habiéndonos enamorado de Dios, queremos compartir ese amor. La fe nos lleva a la acción. Vemos esto expresado en nuestro compromiso de dar limosna, no sólo mediante la generosidad financiera sino también mediante nuestro servicio directo y lleno de amor a los demás, sin perspectivas ni expectativas de pago.
To prepare for the final stages of discernment and decisions in the Seek the City process, we now turn collectively to prayer. To that end, I invite you to join Catholics across the City and beyond in a special Lenten pilgrimage centered on the Eucharist.
This morning, outside of the Shrine of the Little Flower, in Northeast Baltimore, a terrible motor vehicle accident took the lives of three people including a child. News such as this should prompt us to prayer as we think of the terrible grief that is doubtlessly felt by their loved ones and the collective sorrow of our entire community.
It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon as we celebrate Holy Mass. I suppose I was invited to serve as principal celebrant because I serve as Vice-President of the Conference but also because there are a lot of miles on my episcopal odometer.
What is it that has brought us together this afternoon, crowded as we are into this great cathedral? We come from different parishes, speak different languages, hail from various countries, represent differing cultures, engage in different occupations, find ourselves in many different situations. What is it that has brought us together? What do we share in common?
It is a pleasure to return to St. Michael Parish here in Overlea and to thank Father Hector for his dedicated, energetic, and faithful leadership of St. Michael’s Parish as well as St. Clement Mary Hoffbauer, and Annunciation. Let’s express our deepest thanks to your pastor, Father Hector!
Having fallen in love with God, we want to share that love. Faith leads us to action. We see this expressed in our commitment to almsgiving, not only by financial generosity but our direct service that we give lovingly to others with no prospect or expectation of repayment.
The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has launched synodal study groups to analyze key issues ahead of October’s Synod on Synodality assembly.
Lent is just beginning, and now is as good a time as any to make a plan for Lent. Because, in this moment, in this Mass we’re celebrating here and now, the Lord is calling us to repent and believe in the Gospel.
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After Jesus cured the leper, he instructed him to show himself to the priests, who, in turn, would offer a lamb as a sacrifice of thanksgiving for his healing.
In Catholic elementary school, our teachers often told us about modern-day saints, such as St. Francis Cabrini, an Italian immigrant nun who opened a string of hospitals serving the poor all around the United States.
