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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Installation of Father Patrick Woods, C.Ss.R.

Archbishop William E. Lori
November 3, 2019
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In this is the most important work of any pastor or priest: to gather in God’s people, to share with them the Lord’s redeeming love, to offer them a place at the Lord’s Eucharistic Table, and to implant in the heart of each one the joy of a Zacchaeus who rejoiced to encounter the Lord, and thus to experience his mercy, to reform his life, and to welcome the Lord into his house. 

Soledad O'Brien will be the featured speaker at a Nov. 10 event beneffitting a scholarship fund for African Americans. (Photo credit: Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien)

Soledad O’Brien to speak at scholarship dinner

Ralph Moore
November 1, 2019
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Soledad O’Brien, an award-winning journalist who has ties to Baltimore, will be the keynote speaker at a Nov. 10 scholarship dinner benefiting African-American students who wish to go to Loyola Blakefield in Towson.

Pope Francis visits graves of children before celebrating Mass marking the feast of All Souls at Laurentino Cemetery in Rome Nov. 2, 2018. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics

Cindy Wooden
November 1, 2019
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The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God’s church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 1, 2019, the feast of All Saints. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

No plaster saints: God gives grace to live holy lives, pope says

Cindy Wooden
November 1, 2019
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The saints were flesh-and-blood people whose lives included real struggles and joys, and whose holiness reminds all the baptized that they, too, are called to be saints, Pope Francis said.

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