Jesuit Father James L. Connor, who held national leadership roles and began and ended his active priesthood at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died June 21 at Manresa Hall Jesuit Community in his hometown of Philadelphia.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Quo Vadis Vocations Camp
Luke Koski, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, shares his call to the priesthood and talks about Quo Vadis, an upcoming vocations camp for high school boys.
More than 2,260 students graduate from Catholic high schools in Baltimore Archdiocese
More than 2,260 students graduated from Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore this year, with 94 percent of them heading to college in the fall. Learn more about this year’s graduations below and be sure to check back in this week for profiles on some of the graduates. Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore […]
Enewsletter changes schedule in July and August
During July and August, the Catholic Review’s award-winning enewsletter will be published once a week. We will return to our twice-weekly schedule in September.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, I.H.M., taught in Baltimore
Sister Mary Elizabeth Costello, a professed member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for nearly seven decades whose ministry in education brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the 1960s, died June 26 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 88.
RADIO INTERVIEW: So you’re getting a new priest?
Father Brian Nolan speaks with Father Jim Proffitt, archdiocesan director of clergy personnel, about the process of how priests are assigned to parishes. He also speaks with Father Michael DeAscanis, outgoing pastor of St. Philip Neri in Linthicum and St. Clement I in Lansdowne, about how priests prepare for and experience a change in assignment.
On the road with Joseph in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Early summer is a perfect time for the faithful to gain a plenary indulgence by taking a spiritual retreat to one of the destinations.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Importance of fatherhood/New book by Tony Pagnotti
Josephite Father Kingsley Ogbuji shares some of his experiences ministering to prisoners and what he has learned about the importance of fatherhood. Also, Tony Pagnotti talks about his new book, “My Scripted and Unscripted Life: A Memoir of a TV Newsman.”
Sister Mary Theresa McFadden, former pastoral associate, dies at 90
A funeral Mass will be offered at 2 p.m. June 18 at Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Theresa McFadden, a longtime pastoral associate at Our Lady of Victory who died May 29 at 90.
Catholic Review has banner year for journalism awards
Catholic Review Media garnered 91 awards from three different professional journalism associations for work published in 2020, the highest number of awards in at least 12 years, and believed to be the most ever.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The history and Catholic connections at Fort McHenry
Vince Vaise, one of the world’s foremost experts on the history of the Battle of Baltimore and Fort McHenry, talks about the fascinating history of the battle that inspired our national anthem and shares Catholic connections in the fort’s long history.
Former Highlandtown rector dies at 87
Redemptorist Father Dennis Maurice Foley, rector at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown from 1993 to 1996 and an associate pastor of St. Mary in Annapolis from 1990 to 1993, died June 6 at 87.