Father Bauer, Orioles’ chaplain, goes to bat for God and the O’s March 24, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Sports Father John Bauer was looking for a cold drink on a hot day at the ballpark when God threw him a curveball.
Amen: Daddy-daughter time March 8, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary ‘Woof-woofs,’ polkas and prayers offer life lessons for father of 15-month-old girl.
Interfaith and ecumenical leaders ready to meet pope and ask prayers for Baltimore February 29, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Local News, News “It’s an opportunity for us to focus collectively and uniquely on a variety of issues and possible resolutions,” Father Donald Sterling said.
Our Back Pages: Touting marriage in the 1890s February 11, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Our Back Pages Unless a man and woman are willing to give up their individuality for one another in marriage, Father Rooker said, they have no right to marry
Finding healing after an abortion in the Archdiocese of Baltimore January 21, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life To help with the trauma of abortion, the Catholic Church offers healing and ministry of presence.
Four Western Maryland churches unite to form Divine Mercy Parish January 19, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced the formation of a new parish in Western Maryland.
Our Back Pages: Unmasking the mysterious Xavier Rynne January 11, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Our Back Pages Redemptorist Father Francis X. Murphy, the mysterious Vatican insider who used the “Xavier Rynne” pseudonym to publish detailed reports about intrigue at the Second Vatican Council, acknowledged his true identity to readers of the Catholic Review 25 years ago.
Spiritual shapeup: Kickstart your relationship with God in the new year December 30, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News “Nothing is more harmful to the spiritual life than holding back forgiveness to others or not receiving forgiveness for yourself,” Father Buening explained. “Trust God with your weaknesses and difficulties.”
Product of synod may be a deepening of mercy November 30, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News In emphasizing mercy as the central duty of the church, the pope is affecting the way church leaders and people in the pews are thinking about family life.
Gov. Hogan and Comptroller Franchot volunteer at Our Daily Bread November 24, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Local News, News Gov. Lawrence Hogan Jr. and Comptroller Peter Franchot volunteered at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore Nov. 24.
Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner October 29, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present.
Anti-Catholic bigotry fails to dampen call to love in Philadelphia September 27, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, The Narthex Faith opens a window to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures.