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With the pastors present, I express to you the deep gratitude of so many for your continued service to souls. The word “continued” is used to signify that your participation in the life of the Archdiocese in so many ways and your prayers are still necessary and important parts of the ways in which you […]

In the name of the Church, I want to thank you for all your wonderful service. Today, we are joined with Archbishop Borders, and Bishops Malooly and Rozanski. Later, Bishop Madden will join us, for supper. With them, I express to you the deep gratitude of so many for your continued service to souls. The […]

What a great honor it is, at the invitation of your Provincial Superior, Father Frank Amato, to ordain priests for the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the Pallottines. I express public thanks for this humbling privilege. I am most grateful for the presence of Father Zenon, the Vicar General of the Community, and of Father […]

On behalf of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I offer the most cordial of welcomes to Father Brian Linnane, as he takes up the responsibilities of leadership at Loyola. Father Linnane’s inauguration as the 24th President of Loyola gives us an occasion to reflect on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s ties to the Jesuit community: the nation’s […]

Last week, the Catholic Review published the obituary of Father John F. Long, S.J., a remarkably wise and gifted leader whose service to the Church merits recognition here. From his days on the staff of the Second Vatican Council’s Secretariat for the Promotion of Christian Unity, Father Long displayed qualities of dedication and resourcefulness. At […]

Isaiah 5:1-7 The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel Philippians 4:6-9 Do these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Matthew 21:33-43 He will leave his vineyard to other tenants Like a fine vintner, God plants the seed of life in the vineyard of our lives. In […]

My thanks go to Father Frank Callaghan for the invitation to be with you this evening. Also, to Msgr. Moeller, who has worked with Father Jaskot to prepare for this evening’s Eucharist. I want to thank also the many priests and deacons who have come to share in our celebration of a century of faith […]