New global initiative seeks to ‘unlock’ Catechism of the Catholic Church September 9, 2021By Anna Capizzi Galvez Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News When is the last time you cracked open the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Odds are, it’s sitting on your bookshelf collecting dust.
Sister Mary Regina Flatley, C.B.S., served as nurse and leader in Baltimore, dies at 89 September 8, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bon Secours Sister Mary Regina Flatley, who served as nurse and leader of the Bon Secours nursing community in Baltimore for more than 70 years, died Aug. 23 at Marian Hall in Marriottsville.
Terror of 9/11 reconnected Hunt Valley parishioner with faith September 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News As she kept heading toward Ground Zero, Donaldson watched in horror as the towers collapsed one by one. “I just felt like I couldn’t stop praying the rosary at that point,” said Donaldson. “It didn’t feel like a desperate prayer. It just felt like this was right.”
Vatican releases guidance for dioceses to begin synodal path September 8, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Vatican has issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.”
Movie Review: ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ September 8, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News A spry wit paces the elegant martial-arts showdowns in director and co-writer Destin Daniel Cretton’s Marvel Comics-derived adventure “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”
We can’t let people forget 9/11, says retired NYFD captain September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, News, World News Damore said faith helped sustain the workers during their grim tasks. Fire department chaplains were constantly present and he and others frequently walked to a nearby church where volunteers offered food and there was a daily noon Mass.
Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell global congress September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The ultimate purpose of the Eucharist is mission, Mary Healy, a professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, told the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.
New leaders begin at 19 Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Nineteen elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are under new leadership.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Baltimore Basilica’s history and significance for today September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron spoke with Christopher Gunty about the history of the Baltimore Basilica and its significance for today.
Families encounter Eucharist in powerful way through Family Prayer Project September 7, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News The Family Prayer Project is an initiative of Ablaze Ministries designed to encourage families to embrace their faith more deeply through eucharistic adoration.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors in Emmitburg and Highlandtown September 7, 2021By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors for St. Joseph in Emmitsburg and Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.
U.S. bishops’ Labor Day statement calls for economy that works for all September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The “present ills of our economy” invite Catholics to reflect on ways to propose new and creative responses to vital human needs in a post-pandemic world, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement.
