Archbishop Lori’s Homilies

Lent is about acquiring the humility of Christ, who emptied himself of glory and offered himself on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins.Read More

Underneath all the striving, the effort, the anguish we are constantly looking for something more than human respect and material success can of themselves give us: We are in fact hoping to be loved and to love others in return. Love is the oxygen of human life and we are all hoping to breathe.Read More

As we celebrate this anniversary, then, let us ask for two favors from Our Lord: First the grace of sincere repentance during this holy season of Lent, that we may experience a conversion and purification like that of Zacchaeus, and that we may gratefully receive absolution from our sins in the Sacrament of Penance.Read More

So why do we have a parish? Because we believe with all our heart that God is real, and that we encounter the true and living God in Jesus Christ in whose death we are baptized, in whose power we are forgiven, by whose Sacrifice of self-giving love we are saved, by whose Body, Blood,...Read More

Discovering Christ. Following Christ. Sharing Christ. These are acts of hope made possible by the grace of the Holy Spirit and by the ministry of the Church. To see so many of you ready and willing to accept the call of Christ and his Church gives me joy beyond all telling.Read More

We are credible witnesses to Christ only if we have a heart for the poor, and only if we ‘live in this passing world with our heart set on the world to come!’Read More

It is God’s plan that we attain the fullness of life by sharing his Son’s death. Taking up our cross, we are relieved of the burden of our sins and the burden of striving in vain to manufacture our own greatness.Read More

As his Sermon on the Plain moves from happiness to woefulness, Jesus is doing us a big favor. He is saving us from the counterfeit happiness of elusive wealth, satisfaction of our carnal appetites, the merriment of the doomed, evanescent human respect . . . the very things that often prevent us from stretching out...Read More

Just as St. Scholastica prayed with and for her brother St. Benedict, so too may she intercede for all of us on our lifelong journey of being formed in the likeness of Christ and of striving to bring about blessed order in the Church we love so dearly. May God bless us and keep us always...Read More

History is important. It matters. Black History matters. It is important to know about the lives of people who lived before us. To know what they faced. To know how they struggled. To know the heroes. Black History Month is designed to help us do that –whether you are in elementary school, high school, or...Read More

Just as in this Holy Mass we celebrate the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, so too we celebrate the official “presentation” of Father Francis Ouma as your pastor here at St. Joan of Arc, joined now with St. Patrick’s.Read More

Be confident. A community like NDP shines like a light in the darkness. Even those who do not share our faith can see its beauty and importance. Stay true to who you are! Walk humbly with your God. And the God of truth and love will bless you, now and always!Read More