Archbishop William E. Lori wrote the following letter on continued accountability, transparency and accuracy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Archbishop William E. Lori wrote the following letter on continued accountability, transparency and accuracy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

I thank you, the Knights and Ladies and Families of the Knights of Columbus in Maryland, for your steadfast support, for your witness to the faith, for your works of charity.

The release of the Maryland Attorney General’s report April 5 on clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was a day of sorrow, Archbishop William E. Lori said. “It’s a day that I must face, and the archdiocese must face the enormity of this horrid legacy of sexual abuse. It is a day when […]

No one can lead well or wisely in the Church unless he or she first follows, and learns from the Shepherd who is poor in spirit, pure of heart, humble and self-giving.

If we listen with the help of the Holy Spirit, we’ll begin to understand how much God loves us and how much he wants our friendship.

For us as Knights, that “higher plane” is summarized in three words: Charity, Unity, and Fraternity – and all that those words mean in the light of the Gospel and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

So long as we seek the greater glory of God, we shall succeed beyond our plans and beyond our dreams.

Archbishop William E. Lori has written the following pastoral letters or reflections:

Astonishing as Jesus’ miracles were and the marvels of medical science are, they are not the last word about our humanity, about our life on this earth.

Gathered around the table of the Lord, we shall share the banquet of his Sacrifice, there to receive the Body and Blood of the Risen Christ.

Let us indeed approach “the throne of mercy” as the Letter to the Hebrews urges, not a throne that is gilt or bejeweled but the throne that is the Cross.

At the conclusion of Mass, we will process with the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of reservation in St. Joseph’s Chapel, there to adore the Lord as the altars are stripped and we share in Jesus’ agony in the Garden.
