arts & culture Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools St. Bernardine music director Tony Small named finalist for Grammy Award Gerry JacksonDecember 19, 20222 min read The Recording Academy and Grammy Museum announced Dec. 19 that Tony Small, the director of music at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore, has been named a finalist for the recording industry’s prestigious Music Educator Award. Arts & CultureEcumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope returns Parthenon marbles in Vatican collection to Greece Carol GlatzDecember 16, 20223 min read Expressing his desire to bear witness to “the truth,” Pope Francis is returning three marble fragments that were originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, according to the Vatican. Arts & CultureChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News ‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll Mark PattisonDecember 6, 20223 min read The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States. Arts & CultureChristmasLocal NewsNews Emmet Cahill to perform in Baynesville Catholic Review StaffDecember 1, 20221 min read Emmet Cahill, an Irish tenor featured in the Celtic Thunder singing group, will perform a special “Christmas in Ireland” concert Dec. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNews Rock-solid plans: Cockeysville church set to begin $6.5 million restoration George P. Matysek Jr.December 1, 20225 min read More than 160 years after Irish and Italian immigrants extracted marble from a local quarry and used it to construct St. Joseph Church in the Texas enclave of Baltimore County, parish leaders are following in their founding parishioners’ footsteps. Arts & CultureFeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Choral project explores how major religions welcome immigrants, refugees Maria WieringOctober 21, 20225 min read After creating an interfaith choir to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at the Vatican in 2018, the Together in Hope Project choir has a new choral project that explores major faiths’ traditions of welcoming the refugee, immigrant and outcast. Arts & CultureFeatureNewsWorld News Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is ‘monument of humanity,’ says architect Mark ZimmermannOctober 14, 20226 min read The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is “a monument of humanity,” French architect Philippe Villeneuve told a Washington audience. Arts & CultureSchools Musical duo began with Catholic school experience Joshua SchipperSeptember 18, 20225 min read The Bergamot, the husband and wife musical duo of Nathaniel Hoff and Jillian Speece, took root at Marian High School in the early 2000s. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Catholic High launches all-girls marching band George P. Matysek Jr.September 9, 20224 min read Zachary Davis is leading a 20-member marching band at The Catholic High School of Baltimore that includes some students who are just learning to play instruments. Arts & CultureFeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools St. Bernardine music director nominated for Grammy Nancy Menefee JacksonSeptember 7, 20224 min read Troy Smith, the recently hired director of music at St. Bernardine Parish in West Baltimore, needs to update his résumé; he’s been nominated as a quarterfinalist for a 2023 Grammy music educator award. Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 15 Next