George P. Matysek Jr.

George Matysek, a member of the Catholic Review staff since 1997, is managing editor of Catholic Review Media. He oversees news coverage of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and is a host of Catholic Review Radio.

George has won more than 150 national and regional journalism and broadcasting awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, the Catholic Media Association, the Associated Church Press and National Right to Life. The Catholic Media Association named him both Editor of the Year and Podcaster of the Year in 2024. He has reported from Guyana, Guatemala, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

A native Baltimorean, George is a graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Essex. He holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a master's degree from UMBC. George, his wife and six children live in Rodgers Forge. He is a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

New superintendent excited about ‘Year of Service’

August 31, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Encouraging students to reach out to others through community service has always been a critical part of Catholic education. This year, however, helping others is getting even more attention as the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared the 2018-19 school year a “Year of Service.”

Former Mount St. Joseph teacher accused of abuse

August 23, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News

Xaverian Brother Robert Flaherty, a former teacher at Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, has been removed from active ministry by his religious community following an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the mid-1980s.

Archdiocesan leader in human resources dies at 75

August 8, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Hired by Archbishop William D. Borders in 1979 as director of personnel services for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Kelly worked for 24 years at the Catholic Center in the field of human resources.

Maryland Catholic Conference opposes Maryland Constitutional Amendment on abortion

August 2, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Jennifer Briemann, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, said lawmakers and voters should be greatly concerned about House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch’s plan to introduce legislation establishing a woman’s “right” to abortion via a Maryland Constitutional Amendment on the 2020 ballot.

Baltimore Basilica launches plan to be ‘radically open’

July 31, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate

Leaders of the Baltimore Basilica are launching a plan to increase the hours the church is open, while simultaneously commissioning “urban missionaries” whose ministry will focus on developing relationships with people on the city’s streets.

Graduation profile: Calvert Hall graduate already adept at urban planning

July 6, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Matthew Kearney was inspired to think about how unused public spaces in Baltimore might be better used.

Catholics remember, mourn victims killed in Capital Gazette shootings

June 29, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News

“We pray for the eternal rest of those who died,” Archbishop Lori said. “We also pray for their families, friends and colleagues in journalism who mourn their loss.”

National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg shares vision for growth

June 29, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized

The National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg has a vision for expansion that would include a new church and prayer pathway.

Baltimore’s crisis pregnancy centers will not be forced to post government-mandated signs

June 28, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News

“I am reminded of a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,’” Archbishop Lori said.

Archbishop Lori praises Supreme Court ruling on pregnancy centers

June 26, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 June 26 that a California law that placed requirements on crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion violated the First Amendment.