RADIO INTERVIEW: Lenten Spirituality March 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Radio Interview Lent is a great time to grow in your faith and deepen your relationship with Christ. George Matysek talks with Paul and Sarah Jarzembowski about practical ways of making this Lent a time of spiritual growth.
John Carroll plans to use $1.8 million grant to upgrade science facilities March 3, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The John Carroll School in Bel Air announced Feb. 24 that it has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from The John L. Stasiak Foundation. It is the largest first-time gift in the history of the Harford County school.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Catholic Homeschooling February 28, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Gina Abel, a parishioner of St. John in Westminster and a former teacher in the Catholic school system of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, shares her experiences homeschooling her five children. She also offers practical tips for parents who are considering homeschooling.
Comcast donates 50 laptops and $15,000 to Catholic Charities to empower careers February 23, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Comcast Corporation has donated 50 laptops and $15,000 to Catholic Charities of Baltimore Feb. 23 to assist individuals in the Baltimore area in need of work and computer literacy.
Notre Dame Prep names soccer hall of famer Steve Powers as next athletic director February 23, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports Maryland Soccer Hall of Famer Steve Powers will join Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson as athletic director in July.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Reflections of a priest February 22, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Michael Roach shares experiences and stories from his over 50 years of priestly ministry. Father Roach is the pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester, president of the board of trustees at Mount De Sales Academy in Catonsville and has taught Church history at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg for many years.
Loyola Blakefield announces $5 million gift February 22, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Leaders of Loyola Blakefield announced Feb. 22 that Patrick and Michele Connor have committed to a $5 million gift to the Jesuit school in Towson.
Sister Marylita Friia, S.S.N.D., former Baltimore principal, dies at 90 February 16, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Marylita Friia, a former principal of Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, died Feb. 11. She was 90.
Virtual lobby night: Catholics urged to advocate for issues February 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News The Maryland Catholic Conference’s usual day for citizens to advocate at the state Legislature will again be done virtually for 2022, due to coronavirus restrictions. A new option this year is for constituents to send a brief video message to a legislator.
Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, D.C., dies at 88 February 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Daugher of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz was offered Jan. 29 in the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ellen died Jan. 25. She was 88.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Understanding Flannery O’Connor February 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Dr. Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a writer, poet and professor at Fordham University in New York and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Flannery O’Connor, shares her insights on understanding O’Connor. O’Donnell is a former longtime professor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore.
Sister Barbara Bell, O.P., dies at 90 February 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Dominican Sister Barbara Bell was offered Jan. 22 at the motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in Wisconsin. Sister Barbara died Jan. 22. She was 90.
