Pathfinders: Five Archdiocese of Baltimore women who made history March 21, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints As the nation’s first Catholic diocese, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is home to many trailblazers, including history-making women.
Statute of limitations bill called ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘unfair’ March 10, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News Calling it “unconstitutional” and “unfair,” the Maryland Catholic Conference expressed its continued opposition to legislation approved March 10 by a State Senate committee that would treat private institutions such as the Catholic Church differently from public institutions in civil liabilities faced for child sexual abuse.
Leap of faith: Jesuit priest is a master of Irish song and dance March 8, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Irish dance is both individual and communal, Father Frain said, much like the practice of the Catholic faith.
Young organist at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is ‘remarkable talent’ March 2, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Kuzepski follows in a long line of esteemed organists at the cathedral, but what makes the Delaware native different from his predecessors and what can be somewhat shocking to visitors is his age.
More than 1,000 stand up for life at Maryland March for Life February 28, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life More than 1,000 people braved a cold, steady rain at the Maryland March for Life, which began at St. Mary in Annapolis and ended with a rally on Lawyer’s Mall in front of the State House.
In the room: Woman business leader sees confidence as game-changer February 28, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Cockeysville-based Timber Industries, owned by Annette Walker, is a multi-million-dollar company that relies on a network of 1,800 mills across the country for manufacturing pallets and other products for Fortune 500 companies.
‘I’m a survivor’: Parishioner finds strength in faith even after abuse February 8, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News The lifelong Catholic has no judgment on those who have left after being abused, she said, nor does she want to diminish anyone else’s story. But she wants to encourage others who wish to continue in their faith journey even as they carry a pain she knows can be unbearable.
Religious leaders share vocation stories with Cockeysville students February 7, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations As youngsters munched on salad and baked ziti during the “lunch-and-learn” event, the speakers encouraged them to view those in religious life as “regular people” called to devote their lives in service of God and the Catholic Church.
Tuition at Catholic high schools in Baltimore archdiocese significantly lower than other area private schools February 2, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue to be significantly more affordable than their non-Catholic private school counterparts, according to an annual tuition survey conducted by the Catholic Review.
Gov. Moore’s budget cuts BOOST, proposes phase-out of scholarship program January 26, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools Gov. Wes Moore’s newly unveiled budget cuts $2 million from a state scholarship program that helps children from low-income families attend Catholic and other nonpublic schools in Maryland.
‘I love you, Papa!’: Maryland Catholics recall encounters with Pope Benedict XVI January 26, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Pope Benedict XVI Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore share their encounters with Pope Benedict XVI, a man one lay woman called a “wise, understanding, holy man.”
Baltimore Catholics pray for Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Parker recalls being at resignation announcement January 4, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, Video “I can tell you the shock was palpable,” Bishop Parker remembered. “After Pope Benedict left the room, having given us his blessing, the cardinals simply stood in stunned silence. No one knew what to say or what to do, or what would happen next, given that this hadn’t happened for so many centuries.”
