Introduction Your Eminence, Cardinal Rivera, Worthy Supreme Knight, fellow members of the family of the Knights of Columbus: It is a joy and honor to be in this venerable Metropolitan Cathedral. Your Eminence, we thank you for offering Holy Mass for us; we express our warmest gratitude for your loving support of the Knights of...Read More

Introduction: Perfectly Inculturated Evangelization It’s another action-packed day on our Mexican pilgrimage, a day that brings us to this holy and historic place, built by the Augustinian friars even before the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here we commemorate among the earliest efforts to evangelize this land and we pray for those who have...Read More

Introduction: The Need for a Sign Years ago my father bought a new car, a 1964 Chevy. He liked the new car except for one thing: it lacked gauges. It had a temperature and fuel gauge but the other indicators were merely warning lights. By the time these lights came on, roadside assistance had to...Read More

I. Introduction A. Allow me to welcome you most warmly to the 2016 Rite of Election here at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. If this is your first visit, please know how happy I am you are here. If you are an occasional visitor, please come more often. And if you are a parishioner...Read More

I. Introduction A. First, let me say how pleased I am to return to St. Mary’s to offer Holy Mass with and for you as we begin the Season of Lent. Once again, I want to express my thanks to Father Collin Poston & Fr. Larry Adamczyk for thier devoted pastoral leadership of your parish!...Read More

I. Introduction: Season of Mercy A. Years ago I was assigned with a priest who, like myself, loves coffee. Actually, it was more than loving coffee – that first cup and its successors seemed pretty essential to his well-being (and mine). One Lent he decided to give up coffee. It was rough going. He was...Read More

I. Introduction A. Good afternoon! I hope you are enjoying the Mid-Atlantic Congress thus far. Let me say again that is a real honor and a pleasure for the Archdiocese of Baltimore to join with the Association of Catholic Publishers and the National Leadership Roundtable for Church Management in hosting this Mid-Atlantic Congress. It’s our...Read More

I. Introduction: Thanksgiving A. On this first day of Catholic Schools Week, it is a pleasure to join with you in celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Agnes School. I would like to take this moment to thank Father Foppiano for his leadership and deep interest in St. Agnes School; to express our thanks to...Read More