We gather at the tomb of Count Galeazzi, whom we fondly remember as the architect of this Pontifical North American College, as a counselor to popes, as the Governor of Vatican City State, as an incomparable friend of the Knights of Columbus, and a counselor and friend to the Church in the United States.Read More
In these days of lingering Christmas joy, may God’s love be born anew in our hearts as we seek to absorb and share with others the love which God has for us.Read More
Early this morning we received word that His Holiness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, went home to the Father’s house. We give thanks to the Father for the life, witness, and ministry of this “humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.”Read More
St. Joseph, Buckeystown Cathedral of Mary Our Queen BNS (Bethlehem University) Dec. 24-25, 2022 Looking for Happiness Let me begin by wishing everyone a blessed and joyous Christmas! What a beautiful night (day) as we celebrate the birth of Christ our Savior, the coming of the Prince of Peace, the dawning of a light into...Read More
Wednesday 4th Week of Advent Catholic Center Mass 21. XII. 2022 To Believe. To Praise. To Receive. In the final days of Advent, the Church invites us to see the mystery of the Incarnation through the eyes of Mary. Yesterday’s Gospel was the Annunciation, and what happened? Mary believed, gave praise, and received. She believed...Read More
Thursday 4th Week of Advent Basilica of the Assumption, Baltimore Dec. 22. 2022 Today, we observe the 145th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Blessed Michael McGivney. He was ordained by Archbishop (later) Cardinal James Gibbons, here in America’s First Cathedral, the Basilica of the Assumption. On that December day in 1877, the newly ordained...Read More
As Christmas draws near, my prayer is that each of us will experience the powerful and merciful presence of Jesus our Savior, the fulfillment of God’s promises and the fulfillment of our deepest desires – and respond to the presence of Jesus, Emanuel, with the obedience of faith.Read More
We are in the midst of the Advent season. It is a time of hope as we prepare to celebrate anew the birth of Christ. It is a time of joyful expectation as we await the glorious coming of our Savior, the conqueror of sin and death.Read More
English 2 de diciembre de 2022 Queridos amigos en Cristo: Los saludo hoy para abordar nuevamente un asunto relacionado con el doloroso y preocupante tema del abuso sexual infantil. Como sabrán, se está hablando mucho sobre si la Arquidiócesis se opone o no a la publicación del informe del Fiscal General de Maryland sobre el...Read More
John the Baptist, in condemning the fake and showy repentance of the Pharisees, tells us that we must wait for the Lord in complete sincerity of heart – and thus Fr. Paul and his coworkers must lead the way in the purifying of hearts – ‘for only the pure of heart shall see God’.Read More