The Lord, who alone has power over life and death, responds, not by immediately performing a miracle but by deepening Martha’s faith, and then by lamenting the death of his friend – for death was never meant to be a part of his heavenly Father’s plan.
Let none of us (myself included) ever take the Lord for granted. He is not merely a prophet, nor merely a man wiser than the rest of men, but the Incarnate Son of God, the Word made flesh, the Crucified Lord, whose truth we cannot fully fathom and whose love exceeds imagination. To know him, even somewhat, brings joy and consolation.
March 22, 2026 To view the decree related to Prince of Peace Parish and St. Francis de Sales Parish visit here: Prince of Peace Parish Decree.
Long before the founding of the United States, Maryland was an early experiment in religious toleration .That experiment was imperfect and fragile, but it planted a seed that faith and freedom need not be enemies.
I’m hoping and praying that your encounter with Jesus is also life-changing. In Confirmation the Holy Spirit enlightens the eyes of your soul.
After man born blind was cured, he bore witness to the Lord, just as St. Patrick did after he received the gift of faith. Let us ask the intercession of St. Patrick, that our vision of faith may be luminous, and that we, like him, might bear witness to our faith among family members, friends, and co-workers – and thus help open their eyes to the One “who loves us and gave his life for us.”
How we pray reveals what our relationship with God is like. In fact, prayer is more than a way of enhancing our relationship with God – prayer is our relationship with God, that time when we acknowledge him to be Lord,
those moments when he reveals us to ourselves, those moments when we discern what we must say and what we must do.
St. Mary’s Catholic School Earns Archdiocese’s First Cardinal Newman Society Recognition Hagerstown, MD — On March 3, St. Mary’s Catholic School announced its recognition by the Cardinal Newman Society as a recommended Catholic school. St. Mary’s joins an exclusive group of only 38 high schools and elementary schools in the U.S. that have met the […]
Dear catechumens, you see what is going on in this Gospel: the Samaritan woman experiences purification and enlightenment at a well, a well which stands for the baptismal font, that flowing fountain at which you are soon to be cleansed and reborn.
Dear brothers, on this day when you are instituted as lectors, taking a step closer to your diaconal ordination, I invite you to reflect on the importance of listening to the voice of the Lord. For how we listen to the Word of God will shape how we proclaim it.
When unexpected suffering and turmoil strikes families in our communities, Grief Ministry steps into action. In June 2025, this transformational ministry marked four full years of service to those who have suffered the pain and disruption caused by violence in Baltimore City. One afternoon this past August, I met with its director, Yvonne Wenger, to […]
Just as Jesus manifested his glory to the Apostles before his Passion and Death, so he reveals his glory to us today so that we will neither flag nor fail in our Lenten journey to Calvary.
