Knights of Columbus inspire devotion to St. Joseph with new film December 22, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Year of St. Joseph If St. Joseph had played football, Matt Birk is convinced he would have been an offensive lineman. Birk, himself a former center for the Baltimore Ravens, said the saint is all about protecting Mary and Jesus.
‘All in and ready to go’: Loyola University Maryland’s first lay president ready to take the helm December 16, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Becoming the first lay president in Loyola University Maryland’s nearly 170-year history weighs on Terrence Sawyer – in a good way.
‘Full of grace’ December 2, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Saints We can never be the kind of missionary disciples our church needs if our lives are not set apart. For us to attract others to Christ, people must notice something different in us – a joy, a goodness and a love for God and others that makes people want to know more about what it means to be a Christian and how they, too, can encounter Christ.
Archdiocese of Baltimore welcomes 11 new seminarians December 2, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations There are 11 new seminarians preparing to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, bringing the total number of seminarians to 54.
Párroco herido durante robo perdona a agresores, les pide dejar el crimen November 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Tres días después de que lo golpearan con una pistola durante un robo, el párroco de la parroquia San Leo Magno en el barrio Pequeña Italia de Baltimore dijo que se sintió sorprendido por el apoyo de su parroquia y la comunidad en general mientras se recuperaba de sus heridas y dice que necesita tiempo para aceptar lo que sucedió.
Iniciativa de extensión parroquial de Camina con madres necesitadas November 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Erin Younkins, directora de la Oficina de Vida, Justicia y Paz del Instituto de Evangelización de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, dijo que hay 45 parroquias de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore que ya participan activamente con la campaña Camina con madres necesitadas.
Parish-based outreach walks with moms in need November 23, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Erin Younkins, director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, said 45 parishes in the Baltimore archdiocese are already active in Walking with Moms in Need.
‘Enough is enough’ rally challenges bishops to ‘see the light’ November 16, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021 As more than 200 U.S. bishops met Nov. 16 at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront hotel for the annual fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a series of speakers castigated them from across the street at a waterfront pavilion during a rally sponsored by St. Michael’s Media, a conservative media organization.
Men from around the country pray for end to abortion as bishops meet in Baltimore November 15, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021 The marchers walked 1.6 miles from the abortion clinic to the Baltimore Renaissance Hotel, where they prayed the rosary outside the hotel in which U.S. bishops are meeting Nov. 15-18 for their fall general assembly.
Pastor of St. Leo pistol-whipped during robbery November 15, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Three days after he was pistol-whipped and robbed, the pastor of St. Leo the Great in Little Italy said he has been overwhelmed by support from his parish and the wider community as he heals from his injuries and takes time to come to terms with what happened.
From slave to portraiture artist November 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Johnson is an important figure in early federal and late colonial American portraiture art, Fulco said, whose story shows the increasing contributions of African Americans to American society in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Beauty born of pain: Black Catholic artist sees art as means of healing November 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice For Scott, art is a way to cope with the challenges of life. In his hands, the medium of clay becomes an instrument of healing.
