Friend or foe: Barbie turns 50 February 12, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Concerned that the famous blonde is a bad role model who promotes a materialistic lifestyle and unnatural body image, many think parents should box Barbie and put her back on the shelf.
87-year-old parishioner gives back February 5, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News “I was always very mission-minded,” said Mrs. Chesnavage, a former president of her parish’s sodality who has taken courses in auto mechanics and cooking. “I felt like God needed me. He gave me 12 healthy children, so I felt like I have to give something back.”
MCC raises grave concerns about Gov. O’Malley’s budget January 29, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News A day after Gov. Martin J. O’Malley released his Jan. 20 budget in Annapolis, leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference expressed grave concerns about how it could hurt the poor, children in nonpublic schools and the unborn.
Author recovers story of first American-Indian religious order December 18, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Books, Local News, News When 12-year-old Thomas Foley opened a shoebox in his Aunt Mame’s closet more than 65 years ago, he unwittingly uncovered the building blocks for a remarkable story of faith, courage and determination.
Pioneering Josephite priest dies December 11, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Robert “Rocky” Kearns, a pioneering Josephite priest, pastor and superior general who was active in the social justice movement, died in an Alabama hospital Dec. 6 from complications of cancer. He was 72.
Girl depicted in statue says Polish pope changed her life December 11, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News As Melissa Brent crept closer to the 7-foot, 850-pound bronze statue, not even a steady late-November rain could dampen her joy.
In Ellicott City, children gather for adoration November 26, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News “It looks like bread, but it really is Jesus,” explained Father Erik Arnold, pastor of the Ellicott City parish, reminding the young onlookers that Christ is truly present in body, blood, soul and divinity through the Blessed Sacrament.
Father Peach to become Carmelite hermit November 20, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Father Patrick Peach is turning in his black clerics and white collar for a brown tunic.
Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh finds winning combination November 20, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Sports John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens says his Catholic faith is central to who he is.
Archbishop dedicates Pope John Paul II prayer garden October 30, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News Seeing himself cast in bronze alongside Pope John Paul II in a new downtown statue brought back a flood of memories for Justin Farinelli.
Baltimore woman professes final vows October 19, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Sister Maria del Fiat Miola was studying abroad in Italy during her junior year at Columbia University when she encountered a group of women at St. Peter’s Square who would change her life.
Marianist brother works to change attitudes on the death penalty October 14, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life A passionate death penalty abolitionist who corresponds with a former death row inmate and who regularly carries signs protesting the death penalty in front of Baltimore’s Supermax prison, Brother Frank believes attitudes can only be changed if people recognize the dignity of every human life.
