God is calling you to some definite service. He has in mind a specific vocation for you, and within that vocation, some specific work he wants you — and nobody else – to do. You might not be able to see this right away; sometimes you have to be a little older or maybe a lot older to see how God’s hand is guiding you through life. But make no mistake: God is calling you.
As the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 reorganization moves forward, Archbishop William E. Lori on Monday offered his “earnest commitment” to work with the creditors’ committee of survivors toward fair and equitable compensation for victims of child sexual abuse.
I’m delighted to celebrate Holy Mass this morning here at St. Mary’s, and on this occasion, to install Fr. James Boric as your pastor and as your pastor at St. Michael in Clear Spring. He’s been here, of course, more than a year, and in that time, you have come to know what I know: he is a faithful, singlehearted priest and pastor, or to put it another way, he’s the “real deal.”
So on this day of rejoicing and blessing, let us entrust our cares and worries & weaknesses to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, confident that he knows us and loves us more deeply than we could ever know and love ourselves, confident that he bears our burdens and heals our infirmities and that he lead us, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to the Father of mercies.
You are ministers not of ideas but of realities, the “really real” reality of Christ’s Body broken and his Blood outpoured. Ordination will render you a priest sacramentally, but it is in your life of prayer and virtue that you become priests after Christ’s own heart!
Today, we do well to reflect on our rich tradition of affirming the dignity of every human person, of every race. In light of this, let us consider the ways in which we can work together, in a spirit of genuine solidarity, to build up a culture within the Church and our broader society in which human dignity is appreciated, defended, and built up from conception until natural death.
As a young student at Cardinal Shehan School over ten years ago, Michael Bell was awarded his first PIE Scholarship. The scholarship covered less than 20% of the tuition cost at the time, but it was certainly a difference-making amount. In a PIE video produced four years ago, Michael spoke briefly about the moment he […]
Participating in Catholic Youth Sports in the Archdiocese of Baltimore advances the holistic development of young athletes by nurturing their spiritual, social, emotional, and physical well-being within a faith-centered environment. Promoting Christ-centered values like teamwork and perseverance helps young people deepen their understanding of their faith and the important part that they, like all of […]
Imagine the disorienting moment a family experiences when they receive the news: a loved one has been incarcerated. Time seems to stop for both the imprisoned and for their family left behind, both facing uncertain futures fraught with confusion and isolation. In these stressful moments, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Prison Ministry steps in to help, […]
The effects of original sin, and the shattering of unity that comes with it are real. But the mercy of God revealed in Christ has conquered all things, restoring that unity God intended from the foundation of the world.
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the heart of our Mother, a heart pierced by the sword of sorrow at the suffering of her Son, the heart in which she pondered all the things that God had done and would do through her, the heart of a mother and the heart of a woman. We do well to remember today the importance of that heart in our life.
