Father Ako Walker’s breakfast was disrupted by a call that would lead him to a community in mourning. The Francis Scott Key Bridge had collapsed, a disaster sending ripples of fear, grief, and uncertainty throughout the city. Father Walker, dedicated pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baltimore, received an urgent call from Giuliana Valencia-Banks, a Baltimore County […]
We who are mortal, yet have in us the seed of immorality, long for the eternal, a life that we taste in the Eucharist, as we receive into the depth of our being Jesus, the Bread of Life.
For 100 years God’s work has been done from this place, for that and for all those who shared in that work, we give God thanks and praise. This work will continue, the mission does on. Today, as we look to the future, we ask God for the grace we need to be his messengers in our city today, here and now.
In English 30 de mayo de 2024 Queridos amigos en Cristo, Como parte de la reorganización del Capítulo 11 de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, en diciembre pasado un juez federal fijó el 31 de mayo como fecha límite para que las víctimas-sobrevivientes que fueron perjudicadas por un representante de la Iglesia Católica en Maryland presentaran […]
As part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Chapter 11 reorganization, a federal judge in December set May 31 as the deadline for victim-survivors who were harmed by a representative of the Catholic Church in Maryland to file a claim to participate in the process.
Trinity Sunday is not about “breaking the code”, a vain attempt make the mystery of God less mysterious or “un-mysterious”. No, it’s about allowing ourselves to be “all lost in wonder” as our eyes of faith behold something of God grandeur and glory, as we experience something of his love, as we allow the love that reigns supreme in the Trinity to reign supreme in us.
Belonging to Legatus means living out your discipleship in a missionary way, not only something reserved to some private sphere, but something that impacts the whole of who you are and what you do, privately and publicly, personally, and professionally.
In English 22 de mayo de 2024 Queridos amigos en Cristo, Durante los últimos dos años, la Iglesia aquí en la ciudad de Baltimore ha participado activamente en la iniciativa Busquemos la ciudad venidera. Durante estos dos años, nuestro proceso ha involucrado a casi 6.000 personas en la escucha, la visión y el discernimiento en […]
For the past two years, the Church here in the City of Baltimore has been actively engaged in the Seek the City to Come initiative. Over these two years, our process has engaged almost 6,000 people in prayerful listening, visioning, and discernment. And now, having carefully considered all that we have seen and heard, including the considerable feedback we have received in the past several weeks, I write to share with you the final outcomes of this process.
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2024 Contact: Christian Kendzierski Tel. 410-547-5378 christian.kenzierski@archbalt.org Archbishop of Baltimore William Lori on Chapter 11 Hearing held on May 20, 2024 (Baltimore, MD) – Archbishop William E. Lori, accompanied by Bishop Adam Parker, Auxiliary Bishop, and Mrs. Jerri Burkhardt, Director of the Archdiocese’s Office of Child & Youth Protection, attended today’s […]
So let us rejoice and be glad. For there burns within the Church a fire of love that does not go out. There blows in the Church a breeze that never fails to cool the heat, a spring of living water that does not dry up. We have only to open our hearts to the power of the Spirit present among us.
Dear brothers, so soon to be ordained: In St. Matthew, St. Paul, and Pope Francis you have found a path for approaching the mystery about to be enacted in the depths of your spirit. You, as all of us in ordained ministry, must rely on the mercy of God.
