St. John Paul II’s historic visit to Baltimore 25 years ago put spotlight on Premier See October 7, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages The visit of St. John Paul II to Baltimore 25 years ago marked a watershed moment in the history of the first diocese in the United States.
Catonsville Trinitarian lifts up persecuted Catholics in China September 29, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Religious Freedom, World News Trinitarian Father Stan De Boe recalls meeting a relentless anti-Communist bishop in China who suffered four decades of political imprisonment.
Despite challenges with pandemic, Archdiocese of Baltimore welcomes 12 new seminarians September 21, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Despite the coronavirus pandemic that curtailed programs supporting those considering the call to religious life, 12 men have begun their first year of formation to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Archbishop Lori ‘greatly dismayed’ by court ruling impacting certain immigrants September 18, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said he was “greatly dismayed” by the Sept. 14 decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals siding with President Donald Trump’s plan to end a particular immigration protection status that would have allowed people from six countries that have suffered disasters to remain in the United States.
Patricia Kelly, tireless pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist, dies at 88 September 8, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Respect Life Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County.
Archbishop Rozanski, newly installed head of St. Louis archdiocese, finds strength in Baltimore roots August 26, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, World News Archbishop Rozanski’s Baltimore roots run deep, and they have grounded his ministry with a distinctive focus on pastoral outreach, dialogue, charity and openness.
Mount St. Mary’s staying open for fall semester August 13, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News While the Catholic colleges of Baltimore are keeping their campuses largely closed for the fall semester, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg will remain open and has already begun welcoming its largest and most diverse class of freshman students ever.
Notre Dame of Maryland University going online-only for most classes in fall August 7, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Colleges, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News One day after Loyola University Maryland announced that its undergraduate classes and most graduate classes would be online-only in the fall, neighboring Notre Dame of Maryland University is also transitioning to almost exclusive remote learning for the coming semester.
Loyola University Maryland to hold fall classes online August 7, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Citing growing threats from the coronavirus pandemic, Loyola University Maryland announced Aug. 6 that instruction for undergraduate students will be offered only online for the fall semester. Graduate programs will also be offered mostly online.
Mount St. Joseph alum killed in crash remembered as a ‘pure soul’ August 4, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries “I grieve when I think of the lost potential for Isaac’s earthly life, in his desire to pursue art, philosophy and theology, but above all in his potential to serve others,” Father Scharbach said, adding that Isaac also had a “seemingly irreplaceable role in our family, where he served as the primary balm who could soften, inspire and encourage each of us.”
Amidst charges of racism against Flannery O’Connor, Loyola University Maryland renames residence hall July 28, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice “A residence hall is supposed to be the students’ home,” Father Linnane said. “If some of the students who live in that building find it to be unwelcoming and unsettling (to have it named for Flannery O’Connor), that has to be taken seriously.”
Catholic faith shapes Phil Klay and bestselling war author’s writing June 23, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Afghanistan, Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, World News “I think a Catholic worldview inflects how I think about sin, about fallibility, about ritual and community and suffering, about being a physical body in the world, but also about being more than mere matter,” Phil Klay said.
