More than 660 welcomed into the Catholic faith in Archdiocese of Baltimore April 2, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News Throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 663 candidates and catechumens who had participated in the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in February, entered the Catholic Church this Easter.
Radio Interview: Easter April 2, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview The Easter season is full of great feasts such as Divine Mercy Sunday and Pentecost, and rich Scripture readings, including the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Justin Gough, associate pastor of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, about how the season can help Catholics renew and deepen their faith in the risen Lord.
Sister M. St. Henry Haiss, I.H.M., dies at 90 March 29, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister M. St. Henry Haiss of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was offered March 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister St. Henry died March 20. She was 90.
Radio Interview: Serra Club is growing as it supports religious vocations March 25, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations The Serra Club has been promoting religious vocations in the United States and around the world for decades. Today, the local branch of the Serra Club in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is growing and working to support vocations to the priesthood and religious life – while also encouraging men and women of all walks of life to answer the universal call to holiness.
Sister Eleanor Horneman, O.S.F., dies at 96 March 22, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Eleanor Horneman (formerly Sister John Magdalen) was offered March 22 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Eleanor died March 14. She was 96 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 75 years.
Radio Interview: USCCB’s Love Means More March 18, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Andrew Buonapane – an assistant director for Marriage and Family Life in the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth – about a new initiative from the USCCB called “Love Means More,” an interactive website that discusses tough questions about love and sexuality.
Mother Mary Lange awards announced March 14, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Black Catholic Ministries held its annual Mother Mary Lange awards celebration March 3 at the motherhouse of the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Arbutus. The awards recognized the leadership and service of Black Catholics in parishes throughout the archdiocese.
Baltimore native Conventual Franciscan Brother Gerry Seipp, dies at 80 March 12, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Brother Gerald “Gerry” Seipp will be offered March 18 at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City. The Baltimore native died March 11 in Granby, Conn. He was 80.
Sister Margaret Bauer, SSND, beloved former Frederick County teacher, dies at 104 March 12, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Margaret J. Bauer will be offered March 15, 10 a.m., at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Frederick on what would have been her 105th birthday. Sister Margaret, a beloved member of the community in Frederick, died March 9 at Stella Maris Nursing Home in Timonium.
Radio Interview: The Oscars March 11, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty and guest co-host Ann Augherton of the Arlington Catholic Herald talk with John Mulderig of OSV News and Daughter of St. Paul Sister Rose Pacatte about the best films of the year.
Daughter of Charity Sister Maria Gnerro dies at 92 March 7, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Maria Gnerro will be offered March 27 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. Sister Maria died Feb. 19. She was 92.
Five area Catholic schools advance in Blue Ribbon process March 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 4 that five of its Catholic schools – Immaculate Conception School (Towson), Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (Ellicott City), St. John the Evangelist School (Severna Park), St. Joseph School (Cockeysville) and St. Mary’s School (Annapolis) – have advanced to the next level of the Blue Ribbon application process.
