Father Christian Aloysius “Cris” Janson, S.M., dies at 83 October 3, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Marianist Father Christian Aloysius “Cris” Janson was offered Sept. 22 at Holy Rosary Church in San Antonio, Texas. Father Janson died Sept. 14. He was 83.
Archdiocese of Baltimore sets up relief fund for victims of Hurricane Helene October 1, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore has set up a fund to accept donations to benefit those in need in the wake of devastation caused Sept. 26-30 by Hurricane Helene.
Radio Interview: Exploring ‘Story of a Soul’ September 30, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Vocations Beginning Oct. 1, Ascension Press offers a 28-day podcast designed to guide listeners through a reading of “Story of a Soul,” the much-loved spiritual autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. George Matysek talks about the project with one of the hosts of the new podcast, Carmelite Father Michael-Joseph Paris of St. Thérèse.
Xaverian Brother Daniel Conaghan dies at 84 September 27, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Born in Brooklyn, NY, Brother Daniel entered the Xaverian Brothers in July 1957, receiving his religious name, Brother Rian. He was a teacher and chief financial officer of Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore 1978-86.
De la vida consagrada a CEO de Catholic Link September 24, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Protagonistas de Fe En este episodio de Protagonistas de Fe, Mauricio Artieda, fundado y CEO de Catholic Link, nos relata su jornada de fe que lo llevó de la vida consagrada a ser emprendedor de la evangelización digital.
Five Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore honored as National Blue Ribbon awardees September 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The festive scene in Severna Park also played out at four other Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore as the Catholic community celebrated having five of its schools named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
Radio Interview: Sexton’s Lodge Café fosters fellowship with people experiencing homelessness September 23, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview George Matysek talks about Sexton’s Lodge Café with Father Brendan Fitzgerald, rector of the Baltimore Basilica, and Maria Veres, director of mission advancement for the basilica.
Sister Maria Natividad Aponte, who served SSND for 70 years, dies at 99 September 19, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 10 for School Sister of Notre Dame Maria Natividad Aponte at Villa Assumpta in Towson. She died Sept. 2 at 99 after serving more than 70 years in Maryland, Pennsylvania and her native Puerto Rico.
Sister Judith Anne Schaum, leader in Baltimore Catholic schools, dies at 85 September 17, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 12 for School Sister of Notre Dame Judith Schaum, a teacher and administrator at several schools in her native Baltimore who also served as a longtime assistant superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She died Sept. 4 at age 85.
Radio Interview: Baltimore archdiocese welcomes increasing number of seminarians September 16, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations George Matysek talks with Father Steven Roth about the increasing number of men stepping forward to discern a call to the priesthood and the impact that more priests is having on ministries throughout the archdiocese.
Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, chemistry professor and school administrator, dies at 99 September 13, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 11 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, who died Sept. 4 at Convent at Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 99.
Father Joseph Benicewicz, former president of Archbishop Curley, dies at 64 September 10, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Funeral Masses will be offered Sept. 11 and 14 for Conventual Franciscan Father Joseph Benicewicz, a Baltimore native and former president of Archbishop Curley High School In Baltimore. Father Benicewicz died unexpectedly Sept. 6 in Kensington, Conn. The 1978 graduate of Archbishop Curley was 64.
