Father James Boric, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, delivered his final homily as rector June 26. He is leaving the Archdiocese of Baltimore to become a Carmelite hermit. For more about his new ministry, see https://catholicreview.org/leadership-transition-coming-to-baltimore-basilica-as-father-boric-prepares-to-enter-carmelite-hermitage/