Sister Helena Joseph Balbach, OSF, taught at six schools in Baltimore Archdiocese August 8, 2017By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia taught at six schools inside Baltimore Beltway.
Pezullo, who oversaw CRS’ move to Baltimore, dies at 91 August 7, 2017By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Coming to CRS after a career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Pezzullo is credited with taking the agency “to a new level of professionalism and impact”
Donald J. Reitz, first lay superintendent of schools in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies July 24, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Donald J. Reitz, the first lay superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was described as a “renaissance man,” equally adept at writing books on education as he was maintaining a car.
Loyola University grapples with murder of Dean’s List student July 19, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Colleges, Local News, News, Obituaries, Video Jesuit Father Brian F. Linnane, president of Loyola University Maryland, used Scripture and the sentiments of the grandparents who raised the deceased in attempting to make sense of the grisly murder of one of the college’s rising sophomores.
Sister Mary Ita Lashley, vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, dead at 102 July 13, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Ita Lashley died peacefully on June 21, 2017. She was 102 years of age and lived the religious life she so desired.
Father Callahan, longest-serving pastor of St. Margaret in Bel Air, dies at 80 July 6, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Obituaries “He was a great intramural football player, tough as nails,” Deacon Patrick Goles said of Father Callahan. “He was a hard-nosed pastor, too. He knew what he wanted. Do the right thing, and let the chips fall where they may. That’s how he lived.”
Former St. Elizabeth of Hungary pastor was humble adventurer July 6, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate Third Order Regular Franciscan Father Robert T. Sisk, who died June 23 at the St. Francis Friary at Mount Assisi in Loretto, Pa., was remembered as a kind-hearted parish priest whose humble personality contrasted with an adventurous past serving in foreign missions.
Baltimore native served 21 years as chaplain in US Air Force July 5, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Father Samuel Zebron was offered June 27 at St. Mark Church in Boynton Beach, Fla. The Baltimore native was 84 years old when he died June 19.
School Sister of Notre Dame who spent decade teaching in Howard County dies July 5, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Amalia Menardi was offered June 19 in the Chapel of Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister Amalia died June 13 at age 99 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton.
Case worker and local superior for Daughters of Charity dies at 88 July 3, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Beard, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, was offered June 10 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary died June 7 at age 88, after giving 53 years to her vocation.
Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies June 29, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
Nationally recognized youth minister from Baltimore dies at 52 June 28, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry “He was a preacher, but he was also a strategic thinker. He was always asking, ‘What does it take to do youth ministry well?’ and ‘What’s the vision here?’ ”
