A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Brother Michael Thomas Duffy will be offered Dec. 11, at 2 p.m., at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City. Brother Michael died Dec. 6. He was 65.
Radio Interview: The Jubilee Year of Hope
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty sat down with Marilyn Santos, associate director of Evangelization and Catechesis for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who will be coordinating resources for dioceses and parishes to use to help celebrate the jubilee. Gunty also talks with Religious Sister of Mercy Maria Juan Anderson, who is coordinator of the U.S. Bishops’ Office for Visitors to the Vatican in Rome.
Sister Elaine Spangler, former nursing supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital, dies at 90
A funeral Mass was offered Dec. 6 in Aston, Pa., for Sister Elaine Spangler, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 65 years, who died Nov. 30. The former Sister Carlos Marie was 90.
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including retirements and deacon assignments
Archbishop Lori announces appointments, including retirements and deacon assignments
Radio Interview: Christmas Movies
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Jason Cherubini, an executive-in-residence at Loyola University Maryland about the business behind holiday movies and why there are so many of them. It’s good business, he says, because people are searching for connection and comfort at this time of year. But the ones that become classics are those that resonate with people year after year.
Sister M. Melissa Hester, I.H.M., dies at 101
A funeral Mass for Sister M. Melissa Hester, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Melissa died Nov. 20. She was 101.
Los feligreses recuerdan y celebran a las comunidades religiosas mientras las parroquias de ‘Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera’ se preparan para fusionarse
En el marco del plan ‘Busquemos la Ciudad Venidera’, 61 parroquias se fusionarán en 30 lugares de culto y ministerio en la ciudad de Baltimore y algunas partes del Condado Baltimore. La mayoría de las nuevas parroquias iniciarán sus actividades el 1 de diciembre, primer domingo de Adviento y comienzo de un nuevo año litúrgico.
Parishioners remember, celebrate faith communities as Seek the City parishes prepare to unite
Several parishes involved in the Seek the City pastoral planning initiative offered Masses of thanksgiving and remembrance in Baltimore City and some parts of Baltimore County over the last few weeks.
Radio Interview: St. Thomas Aquinas and the search for truth
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Dominican Father Ambrose Little about a new online program offered by the Thomistic Institute called “Aquinas 101,” which helps viewers go through short videos about various concepts, aimed at the search for truth. Father Little notes that truth is not subjective, but enduring.
Llevar el evangelio a los jóvenes desde la cotidianidad
Cerramos esta primera temporada de Protagonistas de Fe con una joven Colombia que ha sido reconocida como “Influencer Icono de Colombia” y es una de las top evangelizadoras digitales en el mundo hispano. Sara Perez, mejor conocida como “Tatta” en las redes sociales, asegura que, “llevar el evangelio desde la cotidianidad es lo que atrae a los jóvenes de esta época.” Escucha su testimonio y aprende sobre sus proyectos artísticos y evangelizadores. La puedes encontrar en las redes como @Tattapz.
Franciscan Father Vincent de Paul Cushing dies at 90
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Father Vincent de Paul Cushing will be offered at noon on Nov. 23 at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring. Father Cushing died Nov. 14. He was 90.
Observation of holy day of obligation for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception moved to Dec. 9 this year
Archbishop William E. Lori announced that the observance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be transferred to Dec. 9 this year.