Al concluir la Etapa Interina, un informe sobre lo compartido pasará a formar parte de la síntesis de la Región Episcopal IV, que será presentado a la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos para su inclusión en el informe nacional a la Santa Sede.Read More
During this stage of the multi-year, worldwide process of prayer and conversation, we will gather as members of our local Church to reflect specifically on the structures that exist within the Church.Read More
Think about anything you might lose in life: your health, your savings, your home, your reputation. Such losses are painful and have lasting consequences. But what is more painful than the loss of a child?Read More
I am delighted to be with on this festive occasion, the 100th anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council #2521, named in honor of James Cardinal Gibbons, the 8th Archbishop of Baltimore who served from 1877 until his death in 1921.Read More
Para terminar, ofrezco un humilde y sincero “gracias” a todos nuestros líderes laicos, personal parroquial, sacerdotes y pastores, así como a nuestra Iglesia y escuelas en general, por la enorme cantidad de trabajo, tiempo, experiencia y, sí, lágrimas que ustedes han derramado en este proceso hasta ahora.Read More
Habiéndonos enamorado de Dios, queremos compartir ese amor. La fe nos lleva a la acción. Vemos esto expresado en nuestro compromiso de dar limosna, no sólo mediante la generosidad financiera sino también mediante nuestro servicio directo y lleno de amor a los demás, sin perspectivas ni expectativas de pago.Read More
To prepare for the final stages of discernment and decisions in the Seek the City process, we now turn collectively to prayer. To that end, I invite you to join Catholics across the City and beyond in a special Lenten pilgrimage centered on the Eucharist.Read More
This morning, outside of the Shrine of the Little Flower, in Northeast Baltimore, a terrible motor vehicle accident took the lives of three people including a child. News such as this should prompt us to prayer as we think of the terrible grief that is doubtlessly felt by their loved ones and the collective sorrow...Read More
It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon as we celebrate Holy Mass. I suppose I was invited to serve as principal celebrant because I serve as Vice-President of the Conference but also because there are a lot of miles on my episcopal odometer.Read More
What is it that has brought us together this afternoon, crowded as we are into this great cathedral? We come from different parishes, speak different languages, hail from various countries, represent differing cultures, engage in different occupations, find ourselves in many different situations. What is it that has brought us together? What do we share...Read More
It is a pleasure to return to St. Michael Parish here in Overlea and to thank Father Hector for his dedicated, energetic, and faithful leadership of St. Michael’s Parish as well as St. Clement Mary Hoffbauer, and Annunciation. Let’s express our deepest thanks to your pastor, Father Hector!Read More
Having fallen in love with God, we want to share that love. Faith leads us to action. We see this expressed in our commitment to almsgiving, not only by financial generosity but our direct service that we give lovingly to others with no prospect or expectation of repayment.Read More