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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 communities to reunite with the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict authorized the creation of special ordinariates (similar to dioceses) that are permitted to celebrate the Mass and other Catholic liturgies in a manner that reflects elements of Anglican heritage.

During most of the years of Pope Benedict's tenure, the future Bishop Lopes was an official of the Holy See's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, serving as a personal aide to the Congregation's prefect, Cardinal William Levada.

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].

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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 consecration of sacramental oil has been a regular church practice since at least 200 AD.

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