Two Emmitsburg parishioners die in accident August 12, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate Vincentian Father Vincent J. O’Malley had just preached on Sunday’s Gospel reading, warning that no one knows the hour when the Son of Man will come. Moments later, as the priest greeted people outside St. Joseph in Emmitsburg following the 10:15 a.m. liturgy, an automobile struck and killed two Mass-goers and seriously injured a third.
Hancock parish turns 175 April 10, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate The past and the future came together in a big way at St. Peter in Hancock April 25 when more than 300 parishioners crowded into the tiny brick church to celebrate their parish’s 175th anniversary.
Generosity overflows at St. Louis, Clarksville July 9, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate “There’s a wonderful spirit of cooperation and a great sense of ownership at St. Louis,” Monsignor Luca said. “We’ve been very blessed, and our parishioners have been a blessing to others.”
‘Healthy’ spirit keeps Westernport parish going April 9, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized, Western Vicariate “Healthy” is the word Father James Hannon uses to describe the spirit at St. Peter in Westernport.
Taneytown parish embraces Catholic legacy March 26, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate When Maryland Catholics faced religious persecution in the early 1700s, Taneytown was an area where many found refuge.
Cultivating religious vocations among altar servers June 19, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, Western Vicariate Designed by Father Leo Patalinghug, a former associate pastor of St. John who now serves as director of pastoral field education at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, the MC program is meant to help boys grow in faith and leadership. It is geared in a special way to encourage religious vocations.
St. Peter’s whips up 5,200 apple dumplings for fall festival September 20, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate In an assembly line that would make Henry Ford proud, dozens of volunteers from St. Peter in Hancock transformed their parish hall into an apple dumpling factory Sept. 12-14 – filling the air with the delightfully dense aroma of sweet cinnamon and fresh-baked apples that attracted visitors from near and far.
Outsider is force for change: Cumberland Mayor Fiedler honored by archdiocese June 21, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate In a small Western Maryland town whose residents pride homegrown leadership, Mayor Lee Fiedler knows he is probably one of the unlikeliest persons to hold Cumberland’s top job at City Hall.
Former speaker laments ‘divisive’ political climate: Casper Taylor reflects on hard decisions May 31, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Western Vicariate Nearly five years after Casper R. Taylor Jr. lost his seat in the House of Delegates and stepped down as Maryland’s longest- serving Speaker of the House of Delegates, the well-known Western Maryland native hasn’t backed away from public policy.
Tuba-toting priest is top brass May 19, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate When Father Mueller needs to unwind from a long day’s work, music is his refuge. Playing mostly by ear, the priest has enjoyed playing the tuba and piano for many years and he’s now working on sharpening his skills on the clarinet.
Eucharist attacked at Emmitsburg parish March 7, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate The Eucharist was desecrated at St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg after a frustrated thief or thieves apparently exacted revenge for failing to open a safe and poor box, according to Sister Marietta Culhane, O.S.F., temporary pastoral life director of St. Anthony and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont.
‘Cathedral of the south:’ Cardinal Keeler dedicates 1,200-seat church for St. Louis, Clarksville April 27, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate “People want their churches to lift their spirits,” Monsignor Luca said. “This church does that.”
