Conversion to the Gospel of life January 11, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Blog, Charity in Truth, From the Archbishop, Respect Life Intellectual conversion begins when we start asking questions and challenging assumptions.
Black Catholic History Month November 3, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop May the examples of Mother Lange, Father Uncles and others inspire us to follow in their footsteps on the journey for peace, justice and unity.
Good to be Catholic October 4, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary I am proud that the ministries of this Archdiocese accept this invitation every day of every year.
Charter 15 years later September 15, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, From the Archbishop, News Since 2003, the Archdiocese of Baltimore has trained 292,639 adults who volunteer and/or work with children and young people. In addition, more than 44,000 students per year have been trained in child abuse prevention and reporting since 2003, as part of religion class in Catholic schools or in faith formation classes in our parishes.
A painful, necessary reminder July 3, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop While “The Keepers” does not accurately reflect the actions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it does highlight what is most important to me for the victims of Joseph Maskell and that is their own personal healing.
Oppose doctor-assisted suicide December 28, 2016By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Blog, From the Archbishop Rooting ourselves in church teaching and resolved to live each day with an authentic sense of our God-given dignity, let us be bold, courageous, and loving in pointing out how uncompassionate doctor-assisted suicide really is.
Catholic Review Column: Art in Heaven September 17, 2015By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary By now, you likely know that a much-beloved priest of this Archdiocese and rector of our Basilica in Baltimore, Monsignor Arthur Valenzano, went home to the Lord earlier this month (see page A9). I was privileged to celebrate his funeral Mass and to hear the beautiful and stirring homily given by his best friend, Monsignor […]
Catholic Review Column: After Charleston, Still Much Work to Be Done June 25, 2015By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary “Racism is an evil which endures in our society and in our Church.” These words were included in the 1979 pastoral letter of the U.S. Catholic bishops, “Brothers and Sisters to Us.” Sadly, they remain relevant and true some 36 years later. In that letter, the U.S. bishops named racial prejudice as a grave sin […]
