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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.

Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau

April 29, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Feature, The Narthex

The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.

My moo-ving experience with some cows

April 25, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex

Has your car ever been rocked back and forth by vigorous bovine tongues? Mine has. Here’s the story.

Imprisoned clergy of Dachau remembered for fearless faith

April 23, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

More than 2,500 Catholic priests, brothers and seminarians were imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp, with more than 1,000 of them dying there.

Holy Rosary offers encounter with God’s love on Divine Mercy Sunday

April 9, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Video

“It’s just so amazing and so beautiful seeing so many people taking advantage of the graces of this day,” said Elissa Voss.

Forgiveness is theme of Divine Mercy Sunday in Archdiocese of Baltimore

April 6, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Divine Worship, Local News, News

Archbishop Lori will celebrate a 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Sunday Mass April 8 at Holy Rosary, home of the Archdiocese of Baltimore Divine Mercy Shrine.

Footage of Cardinal Shehan’s open housing testimony uncovered

April 4, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News

For the first time in more than a half century, digitized footage of the cardinal’s television appearance is now available for viewing on Youtube.

Faith and science go hand-in-hand for Mount St. Mary’s student

March 26, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Colleges, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News

The more deeply Veronica Balick probes cellular and molecular biology, the more firmly she believes in the existence of God.

Pro-life pregnancy center to open next to Planned Parenthood

March 21, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Urban Vicariate

“It’s definitely providential,” said Carol Clews, executive director of the CPC. “When we tell people in the pro-life community about this, their jaws drop. They are so excited.”

Pope’s representative to U.S. addresses seminarians at Mount St. Mary’s

March 16, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, Vocations

“(The future priest) must have the ability to see where mercy is needed and the healthy zeal to make himself readily available to apply the healing balm of God’s mercy with the love of a genuine father and pastor,” Archbishop Pierre said.

Former Yankee star and Mount St. Joseph graduate headlines Catholic Men’s Conference

March 13, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, Men, News, Video

Father Charles Canterna shared the powerful story of the conversion of a a convicted murderer who was the last person to be executed in Maryland.

Christopher Kauffman, prolific church historian, dies at 81

March 2, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

It’s not possible to overstate Christopher J. Kauffman’s contributions to U.S. Catholic studies, according to Tricia Pyne, archivist for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Faith keeps young parishioner strong in battle with brain cancer and Lyme disease

February 19, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News

Despite brutal twin diagnoses of Lyme disease and brain cancer, 26-year-old Corey Dregier maintains a positive attitude and zest for life.

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