Archbishop Lori says papal call to holiness is ‘within reach’ April 19, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News “In a very practical way, (the pope) engages us. He engages our lives and he shows us how living in this world with all of our ups and downs, all of our concerns and worries, with all of our strengths and weaknesses, we can in fact attain holiness,” the archbishop said.
South Carroll County parish celebrates 150 years April 18, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parishes, Western Vicariate St. Joseph in Sykesville is celebrating 150 years. The parish has seen many changes since its cornerstone was laid in 1868.
Names & Numbers: Catholics help build church, serve pregnant women and more April 17, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Names and Numbers, News, Schools Among the highlights of this month’s edition of Names & Numbers is a fundraising drive by Ellicott City parishioners who are helping to build a church in Vietnam.
MCC tracks wins, losses in Annapolis session April 17, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Maryland Catholic Conference saw some successes on issues it tracked during the 438th Session of the Maryland General Assembly that concluded April 9.
Successor to Martin Luther King Jr. urges unity in cathedral sermon April 13, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, MLK Pastoral Letter, News, Video The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, gave a rousing sermon at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland at an April 12 interfaith/ecumenical prayer service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Watch an archived livestream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer service April 12, 2018By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Facebook page will livestream an ecumenical and interfaith prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore April 12 beginning at 7 p.m.
Catholic institutions shine at Light City festival April 12, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The annual Light City festival began April 6 with the lighting of Neighborhood Lights, including at St. Leo the Great in Little Italy, and a “luminous” celebration at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
60 scholars honored at archdiocesan convocation April 11, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Top-performing seniors from each Catholic high school within the Archdiocese of Baltimore were honored for academic achievement at the 26th annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation April 10.
East Baltimore man dedicated to parish, food bank April 11, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Dwayne Coleman uses his free time to volunteer at St. Wenceslaus in Baltimore and the parish’s Lucielle Fitzgerald Outreach Center, which will be re-dedicated April 21 at 10 a.m.
Holy Rosary offers encounter with God’s love on Divine Mercy Sunday April 9, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Video “It’s just so amazing and so beautiful seeing so many people taking advantage of the graces of this day,” said Elissa Voss.
Baltimore woman among Catholic peace activists facing charges after detention at submarine base April 6, 2018By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Elizabeth McAlister, a 78-year-old peace activist from Jonah House in Baltimore, was among seven Catholic peace activists detained at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia early April 5, hours after entering to protest nuclear weapons.
Father Muller, oldest priest in the archdiocese, dies after 70 years as a priest April 5, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Muller ministered as a chaplain in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1970 to his retirement in 1989.
