Erik Zygmont

A journalist since 2005, Erik wrote for small-town publications in New Hampshire before he left for Germany, where he taught English for two years, starting in 2009. He moved to Baltimore and served as editor of the Baltimore Guide from 2012 to 2015. He then served as a staff writer for Catholic Review until August 2017 when his family moved to another state. He currently serves as a freelance contributor.

Erik is grateful for the richness of the Catholic faith he has experienced since, owing both to his access as a journalist and the Baltimore Archdiocese being the Premier See.

Baltimore Basilica: Illuminating two centuries of church history

May 17, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2021
By 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, 2020
By 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.

Bishop Lewandowski’s formative years colored by rural pursuits

September 2, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Local News, 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.

Monsignor Arthur W. Bastress, ‘giant’ with a ‘gentle approach,’ dies at 93

July 18, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Monsignor Arthur W. Bastress, longtime pastor of the National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore, died July 16. He was 93 and had celebrated 69 years as a priest; he was looking forward to 70.

Center for Pregnancy Concerns’ Howard St. location expected to open on schedule

June 11, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

The pro-life Center for Pregnancy Concerns (CPC) will open as planned at 328 N. Howard St. in Baltimore, next door to the city’s Planned Parenthood location, late this summer, according to Gina Ruppert, executive director of CPC.

Though at home, priests busy with prayer, virtual outreach and fellowship

April 22, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized

With social distancing rules in effect and in-person interactions with parishioners suspended, priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are filling their time in a variety of ways, some expected and others less so.

Shortened legislative session yields mixed bag, new dynamic for Maryland Catholic Conference

March 23, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

Taking stock of the Maryland General Assembly’s abbreviated 2020 Legislative Session, Jenny Kraska pointed not to wins and losses but to the novel dynamic imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which shortened the session.

Screen time pays off for product of OLPH School in Ellicott City

February 7, 2020
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, News

Between worship at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, three AP classes at DeMatha, a spot on the Stags’ baseball team, Howard County rec league basketball and entertaining his younger sister, Ava, Noah Johnson found the time to, as he put it, “perfect my craft” and become the youngest-ever winner of Madden NFL 20 Challenge.

Loyola University Maryland enjoys record Fulbright crop

November 7, 2019
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

With eight Fulbright Scholarship recipients for 2019, Loyola University Maryland has doubled its previous record for the prestigious awards.