Christmas silence December 21, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Christmas, Commentary Maybe silence, especially at a time of the year so filled with what the Grinch referred to as “NOISE, NOISE, NOISE” can be the way we can encounter Christ in a more meaningful way.
More than 1,500 venerate skull of St. Thomas Aquinas during Baltimore visit December 19, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Video More than 1,500 people venerated the skull of St. Thomas Aquinas at Ss. Philip and James in Homewood Dec. 17-18. The Dominican-led parish was the final stop of a tour sponsored by the Dominican Province of St. Joseph that included visits to 11 sites in seven states and the District of Columbia.
New York murder suspect hails from prominent Catholic Mangione family in Baltimore December 10, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Baltimore’s Catholic community and the Mangione family have been shaken by news that Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old grandson of Nicholas and Mary Mangione, was arrested Dec. 9 and charged with the Dec. 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Hopkins medical sculptor transforms lives, restores hope with facial prostheses December 5, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News He’s worked with patients whose ears were bitten off in dog attacks. He’s seen people whose eyes or ears were lost in accidents or whose flesh was ravaged by aggressive cancers. And he’s helped others born without body parts or who suffered unimaginable gunshot wounds.
Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas coming to Baltimore for veneration November 25, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The skull that believers say once held one of the greatest minds in the history of the Catholic Church is coming to Baltimore.
Corpus Christi embraces new mission of campus, marriage ministries November 6, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come Corpus Christi’s status as an independent parish will soon change as the Bolton Hill faith community prepares to join with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a combined parish seated at the basilica.
La ouija, cuya historia está profundamente arraigada en Baltimore, no es un juego inocente October 29, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: En Español Líderes católicos advierten que las tablas Ouija pueden causar un gran daño espiritual.
D-A-N-G-E-R: Ouija board, whose history is deeply rooted in Baltimore, isn’t innocent fun October 15, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News “The spiritual world is real,” Father Boric said. “When you use a Ouija board, you’re really opening yourself up to something very dangerous. You’re opening yourself up to the devil and his lesser angels – and they can really do harm, just as the good angels really do a tremendous amount of good.”
Monsignor James Hannon, known for pastoral outreach and planning, dies at 71 October 9, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate Monsignor James W. Hannon, a former pastor and director of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s clergy personnel office who was beloved for his pastoral presence to people, died Oct. 6.
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen undergoes dramatic lighting renovation October 7, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Father Louis Bianco, rector of Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, said the goal of the lighting project was to restore the original intent of the 1959 lighting design, which had cast warm light throughout the building.
Packed with punch: Clergy reflect on what goes into good preaching September 18, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Priests and deacons throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore take a wide variety of approaches to packing punch in their homilies. Some, including Father Murphy, sprinkle pop culture references into their messages. Others place the readings into historical context or explain how doctrinal or moral teachings apply in an increasingly secularized culture.
Dr. Donna Hargens, Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools superintendent, announces retirement September 12, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced Sept. 12 she will retire at the end of the school year, kicking off a national search for her replacement.
