I felt the resilience of a people struggling to retain not only their territory, but also their faith, culture and national identity.

It is the time to rededicate ourselves to building a culture of life and civilization of love.

It is better to be at the center of the storm than to be on its edges, where we are likely to be blown away.

Let us band together in building a culture of life. And may the prayers of Mary, the Mother of our Savior, accompany us every step of the way.

The Eucharistic encounter with Christ, crucified and risen: this is at the heart of the Year of the Eucharist.

It seems like only yesterday that Archbishop William E. Lori walked into a packed Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to be installed as
the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore.

the Easter season is a time to open our hearts more widely and more gratefully to God our Father who has come to our rescue by sending us his Son who died and rose for
our salvation.

There’s many a day I’d like to be “home on the range” so as to escape the proliferation of discouraging words that besets us.

We need to be familiar with Mother Mary Lange’s story and share it with everyone, especially with young people.

While we pray, hope and work for the day when the unborn will be protected by law, let us in the meantime continue to bear witness to the Gospel of Life by cherishing both child and mother.