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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.

Archbishop Lori calls line of questioning of judicial nominee ‘deeply disappointing’

September 8, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom

“These comments are a reminder that we must remain vigilant against latent bigotries that may still infect our national soul,” Archbishop William E. Lori said.

Sister Mary Neil Corcoran, ‘heart, soul and spirit’ of Esperanza Center, dies at 91

August 24, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries

Mercy Sister Mary Neil Corcoran touched the lives of thousands of immigrants through her work in Hispanic ministries and the Hispanic Apostolate in Baltimore.

All in the family: Siblings, fathers and sons celebrate ordained ministry

August 22, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Father Michael Carrion and his brother, Father Patrick Carrion, are marking a combined 75 years in the priesthood. They hosted an Aug. 21 celebration of clergy vocations in families for other brothers, fathers and sons throughout the archdiocese.

Bishop DiLorenzo “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him,” Archbishop Lori says

August 18, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, World News

Archbishop William E. Lori remembered Richmond Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo as a “good moral theologian,” an “excellent seminary rector” and a bishop who “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him.”

‘The World Needs Heroes’

August 14, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Narthex, Vocations, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry

If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.

Young adults invited to rekindle faith at Washington event

July 10, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Campus Ministry, Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry

Young adults looking to rekindle their faith, draw inspiration or have a chance to meet others searching for deeper meaning in life are invited to attend a major gathering of young adults and young families set for July 22 in Washington, D.C.

Convocation delegates return to Baltimore energized for missionary discipleship

July 6, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, Ministry, News, Pastoral Planning, Video

Several delegates to a historic July 1-4 gathering of nearly 3,500 Catholic leaders from across the country said they returned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a renewed commitment to helping people of every background develop a deeper relationship with Christ.

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies

June 29, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate

Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.

Funeral arrangements for Bishop Newman announced

May 23, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture

April 11, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Campus Ministry, Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Young Adult Ministry

“People really want to be challenged to be better than even they think they can be,” Father Matthew Buening said.

Cardinal Keeler entombed in basilica undercroft

March 28, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News, Obituaries

“There’s no more appropriate place for the cardinal to be buried than this place he truly, truly loved with all his heart,” said Father Gilbert Seitz.

Cardinal Keeler remembered: ‘There goes a prince’

March 28, 2017
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Michael White remembered Cardinal Keeler as a “tornado” of nonstop work who considered it the “highest form of asceticism” to never waste a moment.

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