Ordinariate Audio

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 abortion on demand across the U.S.

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.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter was a guest on The Terry & Jesse Show on Southern California's Virgin Most Powerful Radio.

In November 2019, Bishop Steven J. Lopes spoke at a Conference on The Anglican Tradition in the Catholic Church, held at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in Toronto, Ontario (Canada).

The event was sponsored by the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society.

At the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, Texas, Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached at a Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit commemorating of the Tenth Anniversary of "Anglicanorum Coetibus."

That apostolic constitution, issued by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009, authorized the creation of Catholic "ordinariates" (similar to dioceses) that would be permitted to retain elements of Anglican heritage and liturgical practices.

"Anglicanorum Coetibus" was a response to persistent inquiries from Anglican groups worldwide seeking to become Catholic. 

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Bishop Steven J. Lopes preached on Luke 9 at Christ the King Church in Towson, Md.