The Catholic Review From time to time, I will invite guest columnists to share their “Thoughts on our Church.” I would be especially anxious to introduce members of our Archdiocesan staff, given the extraordinary expertise they offer me and all our archdiocesan agencies. Sean Caine addresses the core energizer of our Faith, evangelization. He has...Read More
The Catholic Review An article in last weekend’s New York Times dramatized the victimization of foreigners living in our country without proper documentation and the frenzied, all out effort of some to capture and prosecute them as criminals. Pastors across the country – including our own Archdiocese – tell of raids upon young immigrants who...Read More
The Catholic Review The cover photo of last week’s Catholic Review captured so well both the Pallium Mass itself as well as the emotions it evoked! After much prayer and anticipation, the moment captured in the photograph provided emotional spiritual crescendo for me and, I hope, for the many pilgrims who journeyed to Rome. Now,...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been enormously blessed by the priestly and episcopal ministry of Bishop Fran Malooly. His long service and friendly demeanor have endeared him to so many in our Archdiocese, especially the faithful of the Western Vicariate. News of his appointment to the See of Wilmington leaves us all with mixed...Read More
The Catholic Review You are probably reading this on or about Sunday, June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. On that day, I will be privileged to be receiving the pallium at the hands of Pope Benedict XVI during a Mass in the Basilica of St. Peter. The pallium is a circular band...Read More
The Catholic Review The Challenge of Pope Benedict Our role at the Catholic Center, where the offices for the central services of the Archdiocese are located, is to provide the support that will allow the outstanding work of our parishes, schools and other institutions to continue for the benefit of those we serve. I have...Read More
The Catholic Review A celebrated and most valuable outgrowth of the Second Vatican Council has been the rise in the number of “apostolic movements” that have sprung up in the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Each centered in a unique spirituality, these movements nourish strongly committed laity with the teachings and sacraments...Read More
Thanks very much to Jay Schwartz for the invitation to join you today for your “50 on Friday” luncheon. It’s a pleasure to be with you. I’d like to begin my remarks by briefly discussing the concept of “public education” and the partnership that both public and nonpublic schools share in that enterprise. For...Read More
The Catholic Review Each year at the conclusion of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day session, a list of the session’s “best sellers”– the bills most inquired about by the general public—is published by the Legislative Services Department. This session’s best sellers include two measures which add a new term to our health and tax laws:...Read More
The Catholic Review Each year at the conclusion of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day session, a list of the session’s “best sellers”– the bills most inquired about by the general public—is published by the Legislative Services Department. This session’s best sellers include two measures which add a new term to our health and tax laws:...Read More
The Catholic Review Although I have visited all our parishes—however briefly in most cases—and a couple of dozen elementary schools to date, I’ve managed so far only a handful of high schools. In celebrating Mass for the students at Mt. St. Joseph, Archbishop Curley and Calvert Hall, I have come to realize that the Archdiocese...Read More
The Catholic Review Last week’s Catholic Review related the return to the Church after many years of the best selling novelist Anne Rice – make that Anne O’Brien Rice (no relation)! Married to an atheist in her late teens and now 66, she described most of her adult life in terms of “despair, guilt and...Read More