Introduction Dear brothers, moments ago, your names were called: Carlos, Chris, Josh, and Francis. All of us heard the deacon pronounce your name; it rang out in every corner of this great Cathedral. Yet, you have heard not the voice of the deacon but rather the voice of Christ calling you by name to be...Read More

May was the bloodiest month in Baltimore in some four decades, as 42 people were murdered in our city during those 31 days. It is not even mid-June and the violence continues as six more people were killed in Baltimore last Saturday and Sunday. As though this sad news were not disturbing enough, it has...Read More

Introduction: Beware of Honors With apologies to St. Norbert, whose feast day it is, we have chosen to celebrate this morning a Saturday Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and for two reasons: it is a first Saturday, a day of special devotion to the Blessed Mother associated with her apparitions at Fatima;...Read More

Introduction St. Boniface was a natural leader. He was well-educated, well-connected and everyone thought he would stay in his native England to pursue a promising career as a churchman. If he had stayed, there is little doubt he would have succeeded yet his name would have been all but lost to history. Had he chosen...Read More

Introduction In case you haven’t noticed, charity and love are risky. In fact, today’s Scripture readings say as much. And that should be of the greatest concern to an organization that sells life insurance and has charity as its first principle. Let me explain. In that long reading from the Book of Tobit, we meet...Read More

Introduction I’m happy for the opportunity, at long last, to offer Mass here at St. Joseph’s Parish and to bless the new parish center dedicated to formation and fellowship. Let me also join with you in thanking Father Neville O’Donohue for his effective and dedicated leadership as your pastor! Let me also take a moment...Read More

Introduction On this very special day, the Lord Jesus calls you and me his friends. What joy this should bring to all of us – to be the friends of Jesus. What a precious gift friendship is. We may have many acquaintances but only a few really good friends. Jesus is truly our friend: he...Read More

This past weekend, our church celebrated two great events: Pentecost, which marks the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus, and the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was beatified in San Salvador where he served as archbishop until his assassination in 1980. Not coincidentally, our Holy Father, Pope...Read More