Word, sacrament, service: St. Vincent de Paul celebrates beloved pastor’s retirement February 26, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Retirement Father Richard Lawrence has been pastor of St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore for 43 years.
Cristo Rey at 10: Corporate internships open hearts, minds and doors February 15, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News For a decade, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School has educated students and introduced them to the business world.
Over one year after unrest, church’s West Baltimore effort continues August 18, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate West Baltimore, with help from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and others, is doing its best to effect positive change.
Catching up with the ‘Woodstock Nun’ August 8, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations A six-second clip of Sister Susanne Bunn of the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart flashing the peace sign at the site of the Woodstock music festival made her a cultural icon.
Amen: During the journey, don’t forget to look back July 5, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Amen, Commentary When Olivia Bonner, Sarah Conway and Benjamin Cummins graduated June 3, they had spent 15 years – approximately 5/6 of their lives – together.
Our Back Pages: Our Daily Bread opened its doors 35 years ago May 27, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Local News, Our Back Pages Our Daily Bread has served more than 7.4 million meals over what will be 12,785 consecutive days of outreach come June 1.
Lifeblood of the church: Engaging youth at Towson University April 22, 2016By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry TOWSON – When Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori mentioned the need to reach out to the massive student body at Towson University, Father Matthew Buening, then serving as pastor of St. Paul Parish in Ellicott City, was moved to stand up. “That’s a great idea, Archbishop,” he said, according to his recollection of the meeting, […]
Harbaugh discusses faith in adversity at sold-out Catholic Men’s Conference March 7, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News We choose hope or hopeless, Harbaugh said. “We work together or alone. We turn our face humbly to our God, or we turn our back.”
Annulment reforms impact Baltimore September 17, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News According to Father Seitz, the pope’s changes to the annulment process will make the process more available and faster for certain parishioners.
Catholic Schools Convocation encourages archdiocesan educators to ‘rise above’ August 21, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News Dr. Barbara McGraw Edmondson used AOB teacher’s words as she spoke at the 2015 Catholic Schools Convocation.
Hands made for ministry August 5, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations “What is it that you hope to accomplish as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore?” Deacon Miguel Sainz’s thoughtful answer to that question would have bombed in a job interview, but it helped secure a spot in one of the archdiocese’s early classes for the permanent diaconate.
Archbishop Lori joins local Catholic leaders in welcoming encyclical on ecology June 19, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Environment, Local News, News Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.”
