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Selected Writings of Bishop William E. Lori

New! Bishop Lori's Series on the "Year of Saint Paul"


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Pastoral Letters

"The Eucharist: Source of Unity and Holiness" • A Pastoral Letter on the Close of the Year of the Eucharist
October 2005

"One Family in Faith" • A Pastoral Letter on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Diocese of Bridgeport
March 5, 2003

"Una Familia en la Fe" • Una Carta Pastoral con motivo del 50 Aniversario de la Diócesis de Bridgeport
5 de Marzo de 2003

"To Serve in Charity" • A Pastoral Letter on Vocations
March 19, 2002

"Servir en Caridad" • Una Carta Pastoral sobre las Vocaciones
19 de Marzo de 2002

"Praying for a New Pentecost" • A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization
May 15, 2001


Selected Homilies and Addresses

Address: Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference
November 15, 2008

Homily: Mass at Bridgeport Hospital
October 28, 2008

Homily: Saint Augustine Medals of Service Ceremony
October 25, 2008

Opening Address: Missionary Congress
October 25, 2008

Homily: Blessing of new Gathering Space at Saint Luke Parish, Westport
October 19, 2008

Homily: Special Needs Mass
October 19, 2008

Homily: 50th Anniversary of Msgr. Murphy Knights of Columbus Council
October 19, 2008

Homily: Mass of Installation of Father David Leopold as Pastor
October 18, 2008

"Choosing the Common Good: The Radical Call of the New Evangelization"
September 28, 2008

Holy Name of Mary Homily: Connecticut Area of the American Association of the Order of Malta
September 12, 2008

Wedding Homily: Katherine Anderson and Joseph Bubser
August 23, 2008

"Fan the Fire" Youth Rally
August 16, 2008

Lovers of the Holy Cross of Go Vap Final Profession Homily
August 16, 2008

At the Heart of It All: An Anthropological Vision of Gaudium et Spes, Humanae Vitae, and Deus Caritas Est
July 25, 2008

World Youth Day 2008 Homilies and Talks
July 16-18, 2008

Priesthood Ordination Homily: Father Joseph R. Palmisano, S.J.
June 14, 2008

Permanent Diaconate Ordination Homily
June 7, 2008

Catholic Scouting Awards
June 6, 2008

Homily, Corpus Christi/Memorial Day
May 25, 2008

Holy Hour Talk to Recently-Ordained Priests
May 22, 2008

Homily, Mass for the Catechetical Leaders of the Diocese of Bridgeport (CLDB)
May 21, 2008

Commencement Greeting, Sacred Heart University
May 18, 2008

Homily, Priesthood Ordination Mass
May 17, 2008

Homily, Transitional Diaconate Ordination Mass
May 10, 2008

Sixth Sunday of Easter
April 27, 2008

Acceptance Speech for the "Lantern Award" from the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus
April 21, 2008

Holy Week and Easter Homilies by Bishop Lori
March 2008

Reflections on Sacramentum Caritatis
March 2008

Homily, Rose Mass, Archdiocese of Washington
March 2, 2008

Diocesan White Mass
February 24, 2008

Homily, Candidacy, Permanent Diaconate
February 16, 2008

Address, 3rd Annual Divine Mercy Congress
February 9, 2008

Homily, Diocesan Pro-Life Mass
January 15, 2008



Order of Malta, American Association, Connecticut Area, Day of Recollection: Homily on Our Lady of Hope
December 1, 2007

Introduction and Talks 1 & 2
December 1, 2007

Business Leaders' Mass & Communion Breakfast
October 28, 2007

Keynote Address, 2007 Catechetical Congress
October 27, 2007

Priesthood Ordination Mass Homily
May 19, 2007

Introductory Remarks on Jesus of Nazareth
May 15, 2007

Law Day Sermon
April 30, 2007

Chrism Mass Homily
April 4, 2007

Holy Thursday Homily
April 5, 2007

Good Friday Homily
April 6, 2007

Resignation of Father Moynihan, Saint Michael Parish, Greenwich
January 20-21, 2007




"The Launching of the new Pastoral Plan," Following in the Footsteps of Christ
October 22, 2006




Pro-Life Homily (Feast of the Lord's Baptism)
January 9, 2005

Feast of the Lord's Baptism
January 9, 2005

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
January 15, 2005

Young Adult Day of Reflection: Homily on the Eucharist
January 15, 2005

Ash Wednesday
February 9, 2005

2nd Sunday of Lent A
February 20, 2005

3rd Sunday of Lent A
February 28, 2005

Chrism Mass Homily
March 23, 2005

Holy Thursday Homily
March 24, 2005

Good Friday Homily
March 25, 2005

Easter Vigil Homily
March 26, 2005

Mercy Sunday Homily, Death of Pope John Paul II
April 3, 2005

Feast of the Annunciation and Renewal of Vows
April 4, 2005

Pope John Paul II Memorial Mass
April 6, 2005

World Day of Vocations Homily
April 17, 2005

Ascension Thursday Homily
May 5, 2005

Theology of the Body Conference Homily
May 14, 2005

John Bosco Conference, Steubenville, OH, Address
July 23, 2005

"Faith and Culture in Fides et Ratio," Fairfield University Address
October 21, 2005




"Mary and the Eucharist," CMSWR Eucharistic Congress
September 24, 2004

Education + Parish + Service Symposium
October 23, 2004

Vigil Mass Homily for the late James Cardinal Hickey
October 29, 2004

Eulogy for the late James Cardinal Hickey
October 30, 2004

Diaconate Ordination: Shawn Cutler
December 18, 2004




Chrism Mass Homily
April 16, 2003

Law Day Homily
May 1, 2003

Priesthood Ordination Homily
May 17, 2003

Remembrance Mass on the Second Anniversary of 9/11
September 11, 2003

Blue Mass Homily
September 7, 2003




Chrism Mass Homily
March 27, 2002

First Anniversary Homily
March 19, 2002

Mass of Ordination Homily
May 18, 2002

Remembrance Mass on the First Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
September 11, 2002

Red Mass, Diocese of Norwich
October 6, 2002

Soundings, Bishop Lori's biweekly column in Fairfield County Catholic

"Thanksgiving with Saint Paul"
November 22, 2008

"Fodor's, Volume II"
November 8, 2008

"The Forest and the Trees"
October 18, 2008

"Paul the Missionary"
October 4, 2008

"The Apostle and the Apostles"
September 20, 2008

"The Conversion of Saint Paul"
September 6, 2008

"What I Did for Summer Vacation"
August 9, 2008

"A Vacation Suggestion"
July 12, 2008

"Gift of God for the Life of the World"
June 28, 2008

"The Year of Saint Paul"
June 14, 2008

"Intellectual Charity"
May 24, 2008

"The Tour"
May 10, 2008

"Enduring Hope"
April 26, 2008

"Cooperators in Truth"
April 12, 2008

"Welcome, Holy Father!"
March 29, 2008

"Resurrection"
March 15, 2008

"Are You Engaged Yet?"
February 23, 2008

"Lent, All of a Sudden"
February 9, 2008

"The Life Train is Rolling"
January 26, 2008

"Agents of Hope"
January 12, 2008




"What to Hope for at Christmas"
December 22, 2007

"A Season of Hope"
December 8, 2007

"Top of the Charts"
November 17, 2007

"On Our Way"
November 3, 2007

"Long Remembered"
October 20, 2007

"More Footsteps"
October 6, 2007

"Holiness Tested"
September 22, 2007

"The Critical Difference"
September 8, 2007

"Sez Who?"
August 4, 2007

"One Rite, Two Forms"
July 14, 2007

"A Good Shepherd"
June 23, 2007

"Jesus Is Our Teacher"
June 9, 2007

"The Pope's New Book"
May 26, 2007

"Be Not Afraid"
May 12, 2007

"Religious Freedom in the Constitution State"
April 28, 2007

"Our Eucharistic Faith"
April 14, 2007

"Our Reprieve"
March 24, 2007

"An Undivided Heart"
March 10, 2007

"6 Essential Lenten Elements"
February 24, 2007

"A Tale of Eleven Schools"
February 10, 2007

"Unpleasant Reality"
January 27, 2007

"The Gift of Life"
January 13, 2007




"Watch Those S-Curves"
December 16, 2006

"Great Expectations"
December 2, 2006

"Giving Thanks"
November 18, 2006

"Key Elements: An Interim Report"
November 4, 2006

"Following in the Footsteps of Christ"
October 21, 2006

"Leadership: To Serve in Love"
October 7, 2006

"The Big Picture"
September 23, 2006

"The Meaning of Commitment"
September 9, 2006

"How I am Spending My Summer Vacation"
August 12, 2006

"Happy Birthday, General Rochambeau!"
July 15, 2006

"Most in Need of Changing"
June 17, 2006

"Many Blessings to Count"
June 3, 2006

"At a Theatre Near You"
May 20, 2006

"A Stranger, and You Welcomed Me"
May 6, 2006

"And Now, a Word to Our Sponsors"
April 22, 2006

"The Paschal Mystery"
April 8, 2006

"Corned Beef and Cabbage"
March 25, 2006

"Gratitude"
March 11, 2006

"United in Service"
February 25, 2006

"Faith in Action"
February 11, 2006

"A Sound Purchase"
January 28, 2006

"Our Vocation to Love"
January 14, 2006




"The Spirit of Service"
December 17, 2005

"Enthusiastic Participation"
December 3, 2005

"Talent and Goodness"
November 19, 2005

"A Challenge for All"
November 1, 2005

"The Eucharist"
October, 2005

"A Good Shepherd"
September, 2005

"The Rules"
July/August, 2005

"From Good to Great"
June, 2005

"The One Faith"
May, 2005

"The School of Holiness"
April, 2005

"On-Time Arrivals and Departures"
March, 2005

"Oremus Pro Pontifice"
March, 2005

"Eucharistic Amazement"
February, 2005

"Defend Life - Don't Take It"
January, 2005




"Mary and the Eucharist"
December, 2004

"A Magnificent Journey"
November, 2004

"Church and State, Part 2"
October, 2004

"Church and State, Part 1"
September, 2004

"Six Days in Denver"
July/August, 2004

"The Gift and the Recipient"
June, 2004

"High-Definition Faith"
May, 2004

"1-95 Catechism"
April, 2004

"Time to Break Ground"
March, 2004

"Body and Soul"
February, 2004

"Hope is a Strategy"
January, 2004




"Making the Grade"
December, 2003

"Bring Someone Home for Christmas"
November, 2003

"Be Glad, Not Glib"
September, 2003

"Sister Viator"
July/August, 2003

"Mind the G.A.P."
June, 2003

"You've Got Mail"
May, 2003

"Waging Peace"
April, 2003

"Adjust the Picture"
March, 2003

"The Church Needs YOU!"
February, 2003

"Weather Forecast"
January, 2003




"Christmas Gift"
December, 2002

"A Sleeping Giant"
November, 2002

"The Basics"
October, 2002

"A Serious Season"
September, 2002

"Leisure is Serious"
July/August, 2002

"An Astonishing Week"
June, 2002

"On Being a Shepherd"
May, 2002

"Good Friday Came Early"
April 2002

"A Pilgrim in Haiti"
March, 2002

"Interior Renovations"
February, 2002

"Driving Resolutions"
January, 2002




"Light in the Darkness"
December, 2001 "Thanksgiving" November, 2001 "The Aftermath"
October, 2001

"Presidential Decision"
September, 2001


General Letters

"Together, We Move Forward"
A Letter to the Faithful of the Diocese of Bridgeport
June 7-8, 2003

"Juntos, Caminamos Hacia Delante"
Una Carta a los Fieles de la Diócesis de Bridgeport
7-8 de Junio de 2003

"A Timely Pastoral Message to the Catholics of the Diocese of Bridgeport"
April 14, 2002

Bishop Lori's Letter to the Faithful on the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
June 19, 2002

Bishop Lori's Letter fo the Catholic Faithful
October 24, 2002


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