Early this morning we received word that His Holiness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, went home to the Father’s house. We give thanks to the Father for the life, witness, and ministry of this “humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.”Read More
St. Joseph, Buckeystown Cathedral of Mary Our Queen BNS (Bethlehem University) Dec. 24-25, 2022 Looking for Happiness Let me begin by wishing everyone a blessed and joyous Christmas! What a beautiful night (day) as we celebrate the birth of Christ our Savior, the coming of the Prince of Peace, the dawning of a light into...Read More
Wednesday 4th Week of Advent Catholic Center Mass 21. XII. 2022 To Believe. To Praise. To Receive. In the final days of Advent, the Church invites us to see the mystery of the Incarnation through the eyes of Mary. Yesterday’s Gospel was the Annunciation, and what happened? Mary believed, gave praise, and received. She believed...Read More
Thursday 4th Week of Advent Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore Dec. 22. 2022 Today, we observe the 145th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Blessed Michael McGivney. He was ordained by Archbishop (later) Cardinal James Gibbons, here in America’s First Cathedral, the Basilica of the Assumption. On that December day in 1877, the newly ordained...Read More
As Christmas draws near, my prayer is that each of us will experience the powerful and merciful presence of Jesus our Savior, the fulfillment of God’s promises and the fulfillment of our deepest desires – and respond to the presence of Jesus, Emanuel, with the obedience of faith.Read More
El tiempo de Adviento es corto; pasa rápido. María nos enseña cómo esperar al Señor y cómo acogerlo en nuestro corazón en la gracia del Espíritu Santo.Read More
We are in the midst of the Advent season. It is a time of hope as we prepare to celebrate anew the birth of Christ. It is a time of joyful expectation as we await the glorious coming of our Savior, the conqueror of sin and death.Read More
English 2 de diciembre de 2022 Queridos amigos en Cristo: Los saludo hoy para abordar nuevamente un asunto relacionado con el doloroso y preocupante tema del abuso sexual infantil. Como sabrán, se está hablando mucho sobre si la Arquidiócesis se opone o no a la publicación del informe del Fiscal General de Maryland sobre el...Read More
We must look for Jesus in the Church, but where do we find him in ourselves? And here, it is John the Baptist who guides us. He went to the desert, the wilderness, to prepare for the coming of the Messiah.Read More
Español Dec. 2, 2022 Dear Friends in Christ: I greet you today to again address a matter related to the painful and troubling subject of child sexual abuse. As you may know, much is being said about whether the Archdiocese is, or is not, opposing the release of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on the...Read More