Page 2106 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

July 3, 2004

Welcome to the most historic place of worship in the United States! In 1806 the first bishop of the United States, John Carroll, laid the cornerstone for this first Cathedral in our land. The only master architect in the infant United States, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, was then working for President Thomas Jefferson in supervising the […]

Pope John Paul II Names Mitchell T. Rozanski Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore

July 2, 2004

Pope John Paul II named the Rev. Msgr. Mitchell T. Rozanski, currently pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore today. He will also serve in the role of Eastern Vicar for parishes in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford Counties in Maryland. He will fill the […]

Statement of Cardinal Keeler on the Appointment of Rev. Msgr. Mitchell Rozanski

July 2, 2004

This morning the Holy See announced the appointment by Pope John Paul II of Monsignor Mitchell T. Rozanski as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore and Titular Bishop of Walla Walla. With the many who know Bishop-elect Rozanski personally, I am deeply grateful to the Holy Father for this appointment and look forward to working with the […]

New Parish Created in Anne Arundel County, Three Parishes Become One in West Baltimore

July 1, 2004

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today the creation of a new parish in Anne Arundel County, as the status of Holy Apostles in Gambrills was elevated after five years as an independent mission. More than 375 families belong to Holy Apostles and nearly 500 students are enrolled in the inter-parish school, which draws children from […]

Celebration of Oblate Sisters’ Anniversary Culminates with Liturgy and Banquet

June 29, 2004

The culmination of a yearlong celebration of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Oblate Sisters of Providence takes place Thursday and Friday, with Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving on July 1, 2004 at 6 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of […]

Homily at Ordination Mass

June 26, 2004

Isaiah 61:1-3 The passage from the Prophet Isaiah is a reminder to us all of how the Lord God operates: Isaiah recounts how he was anointed by the Lord. “He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, […]

Four Men to be Ordained Priests

June 25, 2004

Cardinal William H. Keeler will ordain four men as priests during a Mass of Ordination on Saturday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 North Charles Street, Baltimore. Those who will be ordained include two former schoolteachers–one from Cameroon, a landscape architect who became Catholic as an adult, and […]

Letter to Governor Ehrlich

June 9, 2004

The Honorable Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. State House Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Dear Governor Ehrlich: We come to you about the matter of capital punishment and the prospect of yet another Maryland execution of an individual who has been found guilty of the crime of murder. We write to encourage the application of your mercy to […]

Catholic-Jewish Dialogue: A Developing Agenda

June 7, 2004

With two very important exceptions, the Shoah and the deeper levels of theological discourse, which I will deal with at the end of this paper, the agenda for dialogue between Catholics and Jews has been rather remarkably constant since its early days at the time of the Second Vatican Council. One of the first formal […]

Reflections on Anti-Semitism and the Church

June 6, 2004

The first half of the 20th Century was arguably the most violent and tragic period in human history. Two World Wars devastated much of the globe. Advances in technology enabled totalitarian regimes to destroy entire populations. Indeed, a new vocabulary with words such as “genocide” and “Holocaust” had to be developed to describe the horrors […]

Fire Destroys St. Peter the Apostle Church in Libertytown

June 3, 2004