At National Assembly, members of Society of St. Vincent de Paul urged to renew commitment to home visits September 6, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, Timothy Williams, national formation director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s National Council of the United States, is encouraging his fellow Vincentians to reclaim the home visit and recognize its spiritual power.
Prep course helps students improve high school placement test scores September 5, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students interested in applying to Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can boost their chances of acceptance with the help of a new High School Placement Test preparatory course.
Trending upward: Enrollment in local Catholic schools continues to climb August 29, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools Total enrollment is expected to reach nearly 25,000 in archdiocesan and independent Catholic schools – an increase of approximately 530 students from the previous academic year.
Young adults from Archdiocese of Baltimore invited to experience local and international World Youth Day events August 10, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023, Young Adult Ministry Young adults from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore will have plenty of opportunities to experience next year’s World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal – both in person at the international gathering of young people and through a yearlong series of local pilgrimages that kicks off this month.
Diocesan respect-life leaders meet in Baltimore, look to support women in need July 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Approximately 50 pro-life leaders gathered in Baltimore July 18-20 for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference, livestreamed for remote participants.
Actor is ‘transformed’ by portraying Father Tolton in theater production July 8, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice After nearly 300 performances of “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” actor Jim Coleman said his life has been transformed.
Baltimore’s strongman July 5, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Arts & Culture, Commentary, Feature Antone Matysek’s most-famous stunt, which he performed on the Vaudeville stage, was hoisting three men over his head with one arm as they pedaled vainly on a custom-made bicycle outfitted with added weights.
Father Ruane, known for empowering laity, retiring as pastor of Howard County parish June 30, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations “I’ve never wanted to be anything else but a parish priest,” said Father Ruane, 78. “I’ve enjoyed being with people during significant transitions in their lives – mostly through administering the sacraments, visiting the sick, preaching and teaching.”
Spotlighting four Archdiocese of Baltimore Distinctive Scholars June 30, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Catholic Review spotlights four of Archdiocese of Baltimore’s distinctive scholars from the region’s 18 Catholic high schools.
Baltimore Basilica temporarily closes as precaution in wake of Supreme Court ruling June 25, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore temporarily closed June 24 on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion
Leadership transition coming to Baltimore Basilica as Father Boric prepares to enter Carmelite hermitage June 23, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations After much discernment and with the blessing of Archbishop William E. Lori, Father Boric will leave the archdiocese this summer to become a postulant with the Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
New leader for Office of Black Catholic Ministries brings background in social justice June 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview, Social Justice As Adrienne Curry prepares to take on a new role as director of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Black Catholic Ministries, she hopes to apply her extensive background in the social justice movement and her pastoral experience to support the Black Catholic community in Maryland.
