Like Pope St. Pius X, who worked tirelessly for the Lord and the Church, you and your colleagues work from sunup to sundown, and you work in a very special part of the Lord’s vineyard. While the Lord looks with love on all that he has made, I think he has special love for those...Read More

Today’s Scripture readings teach us that only the food God gives satisfies our deepest hunger, namely, the longing of our heart for the living Presence of God within us, our longing to be loved, unconditionally and infinitely.Read More

Mary, assumed body and soul into heaven, has gone ahead of us, helping to prepare a place for us in the Kingdom of Heaven where her Risen and Exalted Son sits at the Father’s right hand. In our lives on earth, may we join with Mary in proclaiming the greatness of the Lord, so that...Read More

As the strong right arm of the Church, we, the Knights of Columbus, have never hesitated to meet challenges head-on and to respond to urgent need. Today, as never before, the Lord is calling us. The Church is counting us. And we shall not fail to respond!Read More

It’s not hard for us to see the light which this great saint shed upon the Church which has just celebrated in the United States a beautiful Eucharistic Congress as part of an ongoing Eucharistic revival. It’s also not hard for us to see the relevance of St. Peter Julian in our lives as leaders...Read More

In the wake of the shooting at Butler, Pennsylvania, let us pray for the person who died and for those who were injured, including the former president. Let us also pray for an end to violence and for the wisdom to find pathos of honest and constructive dialog in these challenging days for our nation...Read More

As the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 reorganization moves forward, Archbishop William E. Lori on Monday offered his “earnest commitment” to work with the creditors’ committee of survivors toward fair and equitable compensation for victims of child sexual abuse.Read More

I’m delighted to celebrate Holy Mass this morning here at St. Mary’s, and on this occasion, to install Fr. James Boric as your pastor and as your pastor at St. Michael in Clear Spring. He’s been here, of course, more than a year, and in that time, you have come to know what I know:...Read More