Ordinariate Audio

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached this homily at the 2026 Easter Vigil held at the Ordinariate's cathedral church, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at the Ordinariate's 2026 Chrism Mass, celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas. -- At a Chrism Mass, a bishop consecrates the Sacred Chrism used for Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders. He also blesses the Oil of Catechumens (for those preparing for Baptism) and the Oil of the Sick. Ancient Christian writings suggest the consecrati...

Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 (the First Sunday of Advent), at Church of the Most Precious Blood in London, England. The Ordinariate and Parish Church of the Most Precious Blood is in the Archdiocese of Southwark and was placed under the care of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in 2013.

Bishop Steven Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter joined host Andrew Petiprin on an episode of the Ignatius Press Podcast to discuss the upcoming recognition of St. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) as a Doctor of the Universal Church. This Ordinariate Audio presentation features excerpts from that September 2025 podcast. John Henry Newman entered the Catholic Church in 1845 af...

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on Luke 14 and Wisdom 9 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Towson, Md.

At an Ordination on the Eve of the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bishop Steven J. Lopes reflected on the patronage of those two Apostles for the ministry of the Ordinariate. The Mass of Ordination (for Andrew James Westerman and Jeffrey Lee Baker) was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas. NOTE: The audio contains a few minor dropouts. Also, an echo is notice...

Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke at a March 2024 Parish Mission held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Houston, Texas.

On the Feast of the Holy Family, Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Gretna, Neb., a suburb of Omaha.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on Mark 1:1-8 at St. James Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Fla.

On the Feast of the Transfiguration, Bishop Steve J. Lopes preached on Matthew 17 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Towson, Md. The day marked the installation of Father Robert Kirk as the new pastor of Christ the King.

In July 2023, Bishop Steven J. Lopes presented this homily during a Mass said for the Summer Conference of the Napa Institute, held in Napa, Calif. The Napa Institute, founded in 2011, "empowers Catholic leaders to renew the Church and transform the culture."

In his role as Chairman of the Committee on Divine Worship for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Steven J. Lopes discussed Holy Week with host Maura Moser on the USCCB's Catholic Current program.

At the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas, Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke at a Requiem Mass for Benedict XVI. The pope emeritus, born Joseph A. Ratzinger in 1927, died on Dec. 31, 2022. He served as the Bishop of Rome and the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. In 2009, in response to repeated requests from Anglican clergy and faith com...

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at the Ordinariate's 2022 Chrism Mass, celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas. Among those present were the priests of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, and the Most Rev. David L. Toups, Bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont [Texas]. -- At a Chrism Mass, a bishop consecrates the Sacred Chrism used for Baptism, Confirmation, and...

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on Luke 5:1-11 at Christ the King Church in Towson, Md.

Bishop Lopes preached on 1 Kings 17 and Mark 12 at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in London, England.

In September 2021, Bishop Steven J. Lopes was the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. A transcript of his remarks is here .

At Mount Calvary Catholic Church in Baltimore, Md., Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on John 6, Ephesians 5, and Joshua 24

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at a celebration of Confirmation and First Holy Communion at Mount Calvary Catholic Church in Baltimore, Md.

At a Mass of Ordination on the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bishop Steven J. Lopes reflected on the role and ministry of a Catholic priest. The Ordination to the priesthood — for Stephen A. Hilgendorf, Samuel N. Keyes, and Patrick S. McCain — took place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas.

In June 2021, Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke as part of the Truth and Tradition Summer Theology Lecture Series sponsored by the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. This recording contains minor audio anomalies and has been abridged slightly. It was recorded via the online meeting platform Zoom.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at a Sanctity of Life Mass co-sponsored by the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, the Scanlan Foundation, and the Houston Region of the Order of Malta. The Mass took place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas, on the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions that effectively legalized abort...

In early 2021, Bishop Steven J. Lopes, speaking in Houston, Texas, gave a Defense of the Faith address to the Order of Malta Federal Association U.S.A. The Order of Malta is a centuries-old international lay religious order of the Catholic Church. Note: This recording, made via an online Zoom connection, is of low fidelity.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on Matthew 21 at Incarnation Catholic Church in Orlando, Fla.