Page 2115 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

September 11, 2000

On Friday, September 15, 2000 at 6:30 p.m., Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will join St. Ignatius of Loyola pastor, Father Thomas Polk, more than a dozen other priests, several hundred parishioners, and invited guests for the dedication of the parish’s new church building at the corner of Maryland Route 80 and Prices […]

Parish Center to be Dedicated at Our Lady of Grace, Parkton by Cardinal William H. Keeler

September 8, 2000

Our Lady of Grace Parish will celebrate the Blessing and Dedication of the new parish center on Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 11:30 a.m. by Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore. Festivities will begin with Cardinal Keeler celebrating Mass and Pastor Monsignor Nicholas Amato concelebrating. Immediately following, a procession of representatives of 32 parish community ministries […]

Local Catholic Youth and Young Adults Bound for World Youth Day Pilgrimage to Rome

August 12, 2000

Tomorrow, August 11, 2000, young people and their chaperones from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will depart on pilgrimage for World Youth Day celebrations in Rome, Italy. Leaving on flights from both BWI and Dulles airports tomorrow afternoon, pilgrims hailing from Baltimore City, Harford, Howard, Baltimore and Frederick counties will be joined next week by […]

Cardinal Keeler to Celebrate Mass in Honor of the Unborn and Lead Procession of Prayer to Planned Parenthood Facility

August 11, 2000

On Saturday, August 12, 2000 Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside over a morning of prayer beginning with Mass at 9:30 a.m. at the Shrine of St. Alphonsus, Park Avenue and Saratoga Street in Baltimore. Immediately following Mass the congregation will process on foot to the Planned Parenthood office at 610 N. […]

Pro-Life Conference Keynote Address

August 10, 2000

Good morning. This is the first opportunity I have had to take part in your annual conference since becoming Chairman of the Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee. I am truly delighted to be here with you, and I bring with me the prayers and good wishes of all who serve on the Committee. I must tell you: […]

Catholic/Orthodox Dialogue closes with press conference

July 18, 2000

The “VIII Plenary Session of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church” will close tomorrow, Wednesday, July 19, 2000 with a press conference in front of the seminary building at Mount Saint Mary’s College and Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The press conference will begin promptly at 10:00 […]

International Joint Commission Mass

July 15, 2000

With great joy I extend a welcome to this Basilica, the first cathedral of our land and the mother church of Catholicism in the United States. To those of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church I extend a warm and prayerful welcome. On October 8, 1995, […]

Memorial Day Mass

May 28, 2000

To Archbishop Edwin O’Brien I express deep gratitude for the invitation to join you today in remembering those who have died in the service of our beloved United States of America. We do so in the context of the word of God we have heard proclaimed just now and in the context of a world […]

Preisthood Ordination

May 27, 2000

It is always an enormous honor to be the instrument of the Holy Spirit in laying hands upon those called to the priesthood and, in prayer, invoking upon them the grace of the Holy Spirit which will seal them into Christ’s eternal priesthood. To those who have supported them with love, understanding, prayer and positive […]

Chrism Mass

May 17, 2000

(Is. 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9) Three weeks ago yesterday Pope John Paul II concluded his personal Jubilee pilgrimage to the land that is holy, holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The Holy Father’s visit took him first to Jordan. From what is today the land of Jordan came the prophet Isaiah, who inscribed the words Jesus […]

The Dialogue Between East and West – Challenges and Hopes

April 9, 2000