Faith keeps young parishioner strong in battle with brain cancer and Lyme disease February 19, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News Despite brutal twin diagnoses of Lyme disease and brain cancer, 26-year-old Corey Dregier maintains a positive attitude and zest for life.
Trusting in Divine Providence January 12, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Faces of Faith, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate “Whenever you feel down or if you feel like you don’t have anyone, you always have God,” said Melanie Cabo, a student at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. “He’s there for you.”
Young adult’s vibrant faith makes an impact at Cockeysville parish December 28, 2017By Rico De Silva Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Faces of Faith, Hispanic Ministry, Local News “I’ve heard that some young people here call her ‘Mama.’ This gives me great joy to have someone in our parish with such great impact on young adults,” Father Osorio said.
Outreach fueled by faith December 13, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Faces of Faith, Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Several years after Brian Gracie began raising funds to support the Franciscan Center’s emergency assistance programs for impoverished people in Baltimore, a member of his own family found himself in need of those very services.
‘Face of the Basilica’ provides welcoming presence November 30, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Faces of Faith, Local News, Urban Vicariate When visitors arrive at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Mark Marozza is the man they are most likely to encounter.
