Introduction Msgr. Woy, brother priests, deacons, religious, and seminarians, members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, parishioners and friends all: Recently Pope Francis announced an Extraordinary Holy Year dedicated to the Mercy of God. “No one,” he said, “can be excluded from God’s mercy,” and he added, “I have frequently thought about how the...Read More

Introduction We have gathered for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, our evening sacrifice of praise. Even in the magnitude of this Cathedral Church, we find ourselves sharing in the intimacy of the Upper Room where Jesus celebrated the Passover with the Apostles. We share in this intimacy not only because we read about it...Read More

Healing, Hope, and Joy Well, here we are again, gathered together as the Archdiocesan family of faith. Gracing us with their presence are my brother priests and many priests who serve so generously in parishes and other ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Dear brother priests, how much all of us want to thank you...Read More

Palm Sunday seems to turn on a dime, as we used to say. It begins with the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. People are waving palm branches, throwing their cloaks in front of his donkey, and proclaiming, “Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes!” In a heartbeat, however, the enthusiastic...Read More

Introduction Dear friends, All day long we have been walking in truth. You who are parishioners at St. Casimir’s may have spent the day going about your weekend errands, dipping into the “job jar”, or engaging in a bit of March madness. Whatever you’ve done today, you’ve done as a disciple of Lord. With the...Read More

It is a joy for me to welcome all of you this morning to the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Assumption, our Nation’s first Roman Catholic Cathedral, for the celebration of Maryland Day. I warmly greet and welcome Henry Conley Pitts, Scott Watkins, and all the members of the Society of Colonial Wars...Read More

Earlier this week, I was at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal with the Knights of Columbus. I learned about the Fatima apparitions when I was a child. The story of Our Lady’s appearance to three Portuguese children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, and the three Fatima secrets captured my imagination, so much...Read More

Introduction Let me begin by saying how happy I am to be with all of you here in this Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. Like all of you, I learned about the Fatima apparitions when I was a child. The story of Our Lady’s appearance to three Portuguese children, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco and...Read More