Heavy topics in a culture of inclusion: St. Mary’s O’Day instructs heads and hearts August 25, 2022By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Anna O’Day encourages her students at St. Mary’s in Annapolis to bring their deepest, most difficult questions, and she challenges them to tackle such inquiries with sincerity and rigor.
Monsignor Auer remembered as a steady, loving presence with a sense of fun August 19, 2022By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor John J. Auer died Aug. 14. He was 92.
‘All the desires of my heart’: Vocation to religious life fostered at St. Mary in Hagerstown July 5, 2022By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Sister Isabelle Maina of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance, who professed her first vows June 21 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery in Toronto, Ohio, says she began to feel the stirrings of her vocation as a youngster at St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown.
Faith was the constant in Deacon Ray’s long journey to priesthood June 2, 2022By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2022, News, Vocations Deacon David C.F. Ray, who will be ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore June 18, does not have a “road to Damascus story” to describe his vocation to the priesthood.
Mount’s partnership with local provider to yield on-campus health care services November 10, 2021By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News A partnership between Mount St. Mary’s University and Seminary and local health care provider Frederick Health will facilitate enhanced wellness services not only for Mount students, student-athletes, staff and seminarians, but also for residents of northern Frederick County, said William Davies, vice president for business and finance at the Mount.
Arguing for the unborn: Baltimore lawyer-turned-priest receives pro-life honor September 30, 2021By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Monsignor Farmer emphasizes that the pro-life movement should seek to “convince, not confront” and to “persuade, not provoke.”
Soul physician: As retirement nears, daily Mass remains a constant for Father Whatley May 25, 2021By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Retirement Father Whatley loves the Mass. It captivates him. “How can transforming the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ be boring?” he said. “It’s boring because you haven’t taken the time to ponder what’s going on there.”
Baltimore Basilica: Illuminating two centuries of church history May 17, 2021By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News The basilica’s history ties in directly with the history of the church in America, shaped by the principle of religious freedom.
Girls develop skills and strength in NDP’s tech program April 14, 2021By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools NDP’s STEAM program, including the technology path, has attracted notice, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation recognized NDP’s commitment to fostering cyber citizenship with a National FBI Safe Online Surfing Award.
Catholic High enables uninterrupted learning February 8, 2021By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Looking back at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Catholic High School of Baltimore was in a stronger position than most when it came to carrying out its mission amid social distancing measures and shutdown orders issued in March 2020.
Like mother, like daughter: Malcottis make classroom a second home February 4, 2021By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kathleen Malcotti and her mother, Lauren, are devoted to Catholic education as teachers at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Actividades rurales daban vida a los años formativos del obispo Lewandowski September 2, 2020By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, En Español, News Bishop Bruce Lewandowski and his siblings, Mary, Paula and Joseph, grew up on six acres of farmland in Lima, Ohio, with their parents, Robert and Frances.
