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St. Mary’s will join historic Baltimore Catholic League for basketball as associate member Gerry Jackson April 18, 2024 The BCL, which hosts the longest-running postseason basketball tournament in Maryland, announced April 18 that St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis would join the league for the 2024-25 season as an associate member.
Celebrating diversity: Couples incorporate cultural traditions in wedding ceremonies Yvonne Wenger April 18, 2024 In celebrating their wedding liturgies, many couples getting married in the Catholic Church incorporate cultural traditions that hold special meaning for their families.
Sister Peggy Mathewson, nursing supervisor for Sisters of Bon Secours, dies at age 82 Catholic Review Staff April 17, 2024 A funeral Mass for Bon Secours Sister Margaret “Peggy” Mathewson will be offered April 19 at the Sisters of Bon Secours Chapel at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center in Marriottsville. Sister Peggy died April 14. She was 82.
New café at Baltimore Basilica designed to encounter the poor George P. Matysek Jr. April 17, 2024 Father Brendan Fitzgerald is convinced it’s just as important to evangelize people experiencing homelessness as it is any other person.
Murdered Polish missionary begins ‘path to sainthood’ Jonathan Luxmoore April 19, 2024 Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017.
Paris archbishop moved by the joy of workers, artisans involved in cathedral restoration Caroline de Sury April 19, 2024 Archbishop Laurent Ulrich found himself taking over the Archdioceses of Paris in the spotlight — three years after the Notre Dame fire, as the world watched the cathedral being rebuilt, and waiting for the work to be completed.
‘Nostalgia’ will not save monasteries from closing, pope says Justin McLellan April 19, 2024 Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or experiencing shifts in vocations, Pope Francis said.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act’s final regulations to protect mothers, but accommodate abortion Kate Scanlon April 18, 2024 Final regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will grant workers protections for time off and other job accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions like miscarriage, stillbirth and lactation — but also for abortion, which was opposed by many of the bill’s supporters.
‘It is the Lord!’ Jaymie Stuart Wolfe April 19, 2024 If there’s one thing we can learn from those who encountered the Risen Lord during the 40 days between his Resurrection and Ascension, it’s this: Seeing Jesus isn’t the same as recognizing him.
Praying through the headlines in the year of prayer Elizabeth Scalia April 18, 2024 It is an important and, yes, powerful thing to invite our guardian angels to guide us, as we peruse the news, toward stories most worthy of our attention; to guard us against rash judgment or bitter cynicism.
‘Stack days’ for growth Mark Viviano April 18, 2024 Greatness doesn’t just happen; it’s the result of daily dedication and effort.
‘It Was Just Your Turn’ Rita Buettner April 17, 2024 As I was approaching an intersection, I heard an ambulance coming from the right. I stopped to let it go by. While I waited for the ambulance to pass, I felt something hit my car from behind.
Easter and Pentecost Effie Caldarola April 17, 2024 The time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost is so special, but sometimes I fear we leave the Easter season behind us too quickly.