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.

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.

Petersville parishioner takes Gospel to the peripheries

October 29, 2019
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News

“Missionary work is really a mandate, and not something special or unusual for us to be doing,” Smith wrote.

New leaders to see Baltimore Archdiocese schools into 2020s

August 21, 2019
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Nine Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have new principals for the 2019-20 school year. They include the first lay leaders of elementary schools in Frederick and Howard counties, and a new order of women religious providing direction at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Baynesville.

Another round with the Woodstock Nun

August 14, 2019
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages

The fleeting image of the demure and habited nun furtively flashing the two-finger peace sign in the 1970 documentary “Woodstock” has floated softly through five decades now, a lasting if elusory symbol that touches on the historic music festival but ultimately alights someplace else.

‘All God’s people’: Beans and Bread helps feed East Baltimore’s hungry

October 4, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore

Feeding the hungry is work, but the approximately 14 volunteers (12 for lunch, two for breakfast) who keep Beans and Bread running into its fifth decade of service don’t see it that way.

Blessed priest part of Mount’s impact

October 3, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, News

“Holiness isn’t our work; it’s the work of the Holy Spirit in us,” Monsignor Baker explained. “Priests have got to be docile, to grace and to the Holy Spirit.

Names and Numbers: Meaningful milestones

October 2, 2017
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Local News, Names and Numbers, News

The latest installment of Names and Numbers includes a parish, a school, and six religious sisters celebrating decades of ministry and service, as well as a state-of-the-art performance center, a Haiti Carnavale and a back-to-school event for West Baltimore children.