Blow the trumpet in Zion, proclaim a fast, call an assembly. In ancient times, the sounding of a trumpet or rams horn was a clarion call to war, to prepare for a serious battle. The assembly that gathered stood before God for help, their fasting an admission that they brought disaster upon themselves by...Read More

  In today’s second reading from the First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul urges the early Christians to “Do everything for the glory of God.” During this Year of St. Paul, we’ve adopted his words as our theme for this year’s Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. It reminds me of a practice from my youth: When...Read More

  I welcome this opportunity to join with the religious of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in celebrating the World Day for Consecrated Life. I might even suggest that there is no Church in the United States more appropriate in celebrating the gifts of consecrated women and men than this Church of Baltimore.             To gather...Read More

  For you, the People of God of the Church of Wilmington: Congratulations on the special gift the Lord gives you this day. He transitions from the first diocese in the United States to the first state in the United States. He has spent priestly gifts generously and effectively upon the people of God of...Read More

  The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been enormously blessed by the priestly and episcopal ministry of Bishop Fran Malooly. His long service and friendly demeanor have endeared him to so many in our Archdiocese, especially the faithful of the Western Vicariate. News of his appointment to the See of Wilmington leaves us all with mixed...Read More

  Thanks very much to Jay Schwartz for the invitation to join you today    for your “50 on Friday” luncheon.  It’s a pleasure to be with you. I’d like to begin my remarks by briefly discussing the concept of “public education” and the partnership that both public and nonpublic schools share in that enterprise.  For...Read More

  Friends and brothers in Christ, Gonzalo, Marc, Hector and Edward, you have come to this Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to receive the Church’s call to serve. Each of you will be empowered by God’s grace to pattern your life after the example of Christ, the servant – diaconos. While...Read More

  It was barely six months ago that I took possession of this Premier See of our Nation. You might recall that I began the liturgical events of the occasion in this historic basilica with a prayerful visit to the crypt below to kneel before the remains of our founding bishop, John Carroll, whose pectoral...Read More