Knights of Columbus land in Baltimore, bearing $1 million gift August 6, 2018By Lisa Harlow Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate Supreme Knight Carl Anderson presented the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a $1 million gift from the Knights for a new K-8 school to be built on Baltimore’s west side.
Archbishop Lori blesses radio station on first anniversary August 4, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Archbishop William E. Lori marked the first anniversary of radio station WVTO 92.7 LP-FM by celebrating Mass at St. Benedict Parish, and blessing the radio studio on the second floor of the parish center July 29.
St. Bernardine parishioner offers comfort with meals August 3, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Black Catholic Ministry, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate As a child, Jo Ann Thomas watched her grandmother cook for the retired Josephite priests and brothers in residence at St. Joseph’s Manor in Roland Park. Those memories of growing up around the Josephites (her mother served them as a nurse) surround Thomas when she cooks with commercial-sized pots and pans in the kitchen of […]
Maryland Catholic Conference opposes Maryland Constitutional Amendment on abortion August 2, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Jennifer Briemann, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, said lawmakers and voters should be greatly concerned about House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch’s plan to introduce legislation establishing a woman’s “right” to abortion via a Maryland Constitutional Amendment on the 2020 ballot.
Bishop Brennan discusses “Humanae Vitae” with young adults August 2, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry “When you override nature itself,” Bishop Brennan added, “you don’t respect it.”
Baltimore Basilica launches plan to be ‘radically open’ July 31, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Leaders of the Baltimore Basilica are launching a plan to increase the hours the church is open, while simultaneously commissioning “urban missionaries” whose ministry will focus on developing relationships with people on the city’s streets.
Bringing it all back home to Baltimore, Father Whitt still teaching July 31, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Tribunal Father Reginald Whitt, who converted to Catholicism as a student at what was then Loyola College, finally has an assignment in his hometown, in the “healing ministry” of the archdiocesan Tribunal.
‘This is a kid, not a cause’: Millersville parishioners host Colombian orphan July 26, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Matt and Melanie Brady and their three children opened their home for five weeks to Esteban, a 13-year-old orphan from Colombia.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Hispanic community celebrates Blessed Romero’s upcoming canonization July 26, 2018By Alexandra Danter Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Western Vicariate “Monsignor Romero is and will always be the conscience of Latin America,” said St. Timothy’s pastor, Father Juan Vazquez-Rubio.
Loyola graduate students engage children in summer reading program July 25, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools More than 50 children registered – free of charge – for daily one-on-one or small group sessions from June 27 to July 27. The weekday hour-long sessions, under the umbrella of Loyola Clinical Centers
Baltimore and the Knights of Columbus July 25, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, Our Back Pages The Knights of Columbus will acknowledge an important part of their roots Aug. 7-9, when the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization holds its 136th annual Supreme Convention in Baltimore.
Havre de Grace parish reaches out to family of fallen firefighter July 24, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Flynn was the father of four-year-old twins, Connor and Teagan, who were baptized at St. Patrick in March 2014. The youngest of the Flynn children, Breccan, 3, was baptized by Father Picarella in June 2016.
