Outsider is force for change: Cumberland Mayor Fiedler honored by archdiocese June 21, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate In a small Western Maryland town whose residents pride homegrown leadership, Mayor Lee Fiedler knows he is probably one of the unlikeliest persons to hold Cumberland’s top job at City Hall.
Father Bak, ‘pioneer’ in diaconate, dies June 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Bernard S. Bak, one of the first permanent deacons ordained in the United States who later became a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died in his Dundalk home June 8. He was 85. A funeral Mass was offered June 11 at St. Casimir in Canton, the parish in which Father Bak grew up and where he served as a deacon after his 1971 ordination. Father Bak also served as a deacon at Christ the King in Dundalk. After his wife of 35 years, Antoinette Stefanowicz, died in 1984, Father Bak petitioned the archdiocese to become a priest. He studied at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park and was ordained a priest in 1988.
Clarksville parish becoming hub for classical music June 14, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News “Down through the centuries the Catholic Church has always been a great patron both of the visual and musical arts,” said Monsignor Luca. “It’s in that spirit we would like to offer these concerts to all the people of our community.”
Former speaker laments ‘divisive’ political climate: Casper Taylor reflects on hard decisions May 31, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Western Vicariate Nearly five years after Casper R. Taylor Jr. lost his seat in the House of Delegates and stepped down as Maryland’s longest- serving Speaker of the House of Delegates, the well-known Western Maryland native hasn’t backed away from public policy.
Tuba-toting priest is top brass May 19, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate When Father Mueller needs to unwind from a long day’s work, music is his refuge. Playing mostly by ear, the priest has enjoyed playing the tuba and piano for many years and he’s now working on sharpening his skills on the clarinet.
Parish work helped Father Cosgrove recognize calling May 2, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Jumping into parish life at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore helped convince Father Joseph Cosgrove he might be called to the priesthood.
Seton Keough principal honored with an award April 5, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools “I was glad to be at a Catholic school where Christ was at the center,” he said. “The students were incredibly resilient. It was really clear that their faith in Christ was the foundation for everything.”
Sen. Mooney undecided on death penalty ban March 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Sen. Alex X. Mooney knows he’s the man of the hour in the death penalty debate.
Eucharist attacked at Emmitsburg parish March 7, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate The Eucharist was desecrated at St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg after a frustrated thief or thieves apparently exacted revenge for failing to open a safe and poor box, according to Sister Marietta Culhane, O.S.F., temporary pastoral life director of St. Anthony and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont.
Bishop Madden testifies against death penalty March 1, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life In an unusual move that highlights the priority Maryland’s bishops have placed on abolishing the death penalty, Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, testified in person during Feb. 21 committee hearings on a bill that would replace the death penalty with life sentences without parole.
Faith unlocks doors for former death row inmate February 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Despite the strong temptation to despair, Mr. Bloodsworth said he decided he would fight to prove his innocence. He believes God sustained him through nearly nine years of taxing prison life, sending him otherworldly consolations and leading him into the Catholic Church.
Gov. O’Malley speaks to Catholic educators at mansion February 8, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools ANNAPOLIS – Standing inside the governor’s mansion he has occupied for less than three weeks, Gov. Martin J. O’Malley told a group of Catholic educators he never would have pursued a career in public service were it not for his own Catholic education. Glancing at some 30 Catholic schoolteachers and administrators, including Sister Columbkill O’Connor, […]
