RADIO INTERVIEW: Sherita Thomas discusses ways of addressing systemic racism September 8, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview The summer of 2020 has seen racial strife, fueled by the deaths of several African Americans at the hands of police. How do Black Catholics view this time in our history, and what is the Archdiocese of Baltimore doing to address systemic racism?
Sister Corinne Alice Gmuer, SSND, Baltimore Archdiocese educator, dies September 4, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Corinne Gmuer, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and longtime educator in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Aug. 29.
Parishes to offer special events during 2020 Rosary Congress September 1, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Local News, News See a schedule of activities for the 2020 Rosary Congress in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
RADIO INTERVIEW: How to cope with pandemic stress, a psychologist explains August 31, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview How do you deal with stress brought on by the pandemic? What role does spirituality play in addressing the pressures so many people are experiencing?
Sister Bernard Helene McGuire, O.S.F., ministered 47 years in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 92 August 28, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A Baltimore native, she served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 47 years, primarily in secondary education and parish ministry.
CCHD awards monetary grants to seven local organizations August 26, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News While the coronavirus pandemic canceled the Aug. 27 awards luncheon sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s office for the U.S. Catholic bishops’ domestic anti-poverty program will nonetheless be involved in the awarding of $210,000 in national and local grants.
Sister Dorothy Franz, O.S.F., served in Baltimore Archdiocese for 58 years August 26, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Dorothy Franz, a Baltimore native who served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 58 of her 60 years as a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died Aug. 7 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. She was 80. Formerly Sister Edward Miriam, she was raised in the Shrine of the Little […]
Sister Margaret St. Hugh Keenan, O.S.F., taught in Baltimore August 25, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Aug. 19 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., for Sister Margaret St. Hugh Keenan. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years, she died Aug. 13, at age 90.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Dick Lyles discusses the making of the movie, ‘Fatima’ August 24, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview Christopher Gunty talks with Dick Lyles, one of the producers of the movie, “Fatima,” about the challenges of the project and the blessings that have come from it already.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Sean Dalton discusses how to deepen your faith August 18, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In an interview with Father Brian Nolan on the Aug. 16 episode of Catholic Review Radio, Dalton speaks about the numerous ways the Augustine Institute is a resource to help one grow in faith and reach out to others..
Solemnity of the Assumption is not a holy day of obligation in 2020 August 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Local News, News There are two reasons there is no obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this year. First, when the feast falls on a Saturday or Monday (as it does this year), the obligation to attend Mass is lifted in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Second, Archbishop William E. Lori has issued a general dispensation from attending Mass during the coronavirus pandemic.
Catholic Charities is on a ‘Mission to Move’ August 12, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Local News, News “The Mission to Move” is a five-day virtual walk/run that invites participants to set step count goals and track them through a smartphone app called GivHero synced to a fitness tracker. Every time participants reach their goals, their sponsors make contributions to support the outreach of Catholic Charities.
