St. Thomas More Society of Maryland

Service in Faith to Maryland’s Legal Community

Who We Are

An association of Maryland lawyers, judges, law students and others who work in the legal community committed to promoting ethical principles and spiritual growth in the legal profession based on the example set by St. Thomas More – a martyr in the defense of religious freedom.

What We Do

Host an annual Red Mass and Man for All Seasons Award banquet in honor of someone whose contributions to the legal profession emulate the model set for us by St. Thomas More.  Through this and other events, including speaker forums and an annual retreat, the Society looks to build and sustain a welcoming community of faith in support of our Members.

How to Join

Anyone who works in Maryland’s legal community can join our Society. You do not have to be a practicing Catholic to join our Society.

Red Mass 2024 – SOLD OUT

We are pleased to invite you to this Year’s Red Mass and Man for All Seasons Reception, which will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Loyola Blakefield located at 500 Chestnut Ave, Towson, MD 21204. The Society is pleased to honor this year’s Man for All Seasons - The Honorable Robert E. Cahill, Jr., Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.
November 21, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Loyola Blakefield
500 Chestnut Ave
Towson, MD 21204

The Red Mass will be held at 6:00 p.m. in Loyola’s Our Lady of Montserrat Chapel on campus and will be celebrated by Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. You should access the campus from the entrance off of Charles Street (just North of Chestnut Avenue) and park in the middle school lot to the right after you enter the campus. There will be directions to the Chapel from the lot. A Reception will follow the Red Mass and begins at 7:00 p.m. in Loyola’s Knott Hall. The Reception will offer a full open bar, heavy d’oeuvres, carving stations with sides, dessert, and coffee.

Sold out. The Deadline for Registrations (i.e. table reservations and individual Tickets) was Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The Sponsorship deadline was Friday, November 1, 2024.

Check back soon for more events.

Lawyer’s Prayer to St. Thomas More

Thomas More, counselor of law and statesman of integrity, merry martyr and most human of saints:

Pray that, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be trustworthy with confidences, keen in study, accurate in analysis, correct in conclusion, able in argument, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, ever attentive to conscience. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients’ tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.

Amen.