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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.

Cardinal Turkson says African Catholics have numbers, but faith must mature

May 26, 2005
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, World News

“It is true that the church in Africa is thriving,” Cardinal Turkson said. “But we also have had a certain type of catechesis that is not too deep. Traditional cultures and values are not too radically transformed by the values of the Gospel. We need a more deeply rooted experience of conversion.”

Lt. Gov. Steele believes Pope Benedict XVI will be teacher

April 28, 2005
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News

“John Paul II wrapped his arms around us and said, ‘Be not afraid,’” Lt. Gov. Steele told The Catholic Review. “Cardinal Ratzinger takes us by the hand and says, ‘Learn, listen, understand.’ It’s what parents do every day, particularly when their children fall and hurt themselves.”

Priests, penitents and the joy of forgiveness: Confession is good for the soul of the priest, too

February 17, 2005
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments

For priests throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, hearing confessions for the sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation is one of the most important responsibilities of their ministries.

‘His whole being was dedicated to the church’

January 19, 2005
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News

When Bishop Denis J. Madden served as associate secretary general of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in the Holy Land, he met with Pope John Paul II at least twice a year. Working on behalf of the Holy See, the association built religious and social service institutions and fostered interfaith communication.

Libertytown parish prepares for Christmas without a church

December 23, 2004
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate

As Ms. Mason stood in the former sanctuary not far from where the Nativity window once served as a Christmas beacon of hope, an icy wind whipped through what remains of the church. There is no roof. It was lost in the fire, along with the steeple.

Gietka might produce a prolife ad for a Super Bowl

December 9, 2004
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News

Ms. Gietka is also mulling over the idea of buying commercial time during the Super Bowl to air a prolife message into millions of homes. She does have the money required for such an ad, $76 million in lottery winnings after taxes.

Father Bauer, Orioles’ chaplain, goes to bat for God and the O’s

August 12, 2004
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Local News, News, Sports

Father John Bauer was looking for a cold drink on a hot day at the ballpark when God threw him a curveball.

Funnyman with a cause

May 27, 2004
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

A well-known comic who is frequently heard on WIYY 98 Rock in Baltimore, the 1988 graduate of Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, appears at the Comedy Factory Outlet and local pubs.

Launching a dream: Maryland’s youngest hot air balloon pilot sees beauty from above

December 4, 2003
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools

Ever since Matt passed his flight test and became Maryland’s youngest hot air balloon pilot on August 24, the nascent aviator has been on cloud nine. Floating on the winds is all he’s wanted to do since he took his first ride at age 6 when his father put him in a hot air balloon at the annual Preakness celebration.

Returning the favor: A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton fulfills Arbutus mother’s promise

November 6, 2003
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints

When a doctor told Judy Giangrandi that her 6-year-old son Steven had a 50 percent chance of surviving Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Mrs. Giangrandi wasn’t at all satisfied.

$112.8 million Mega Miracle

July 15, 2003
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News

A single woman who graduated from Holy Rosary Elementary School and who had once considered becoming a School Sister of Notre Dame while she attended high school at the Villa Regina Academy in Baltimore, Ms. Gietka said one of her top priorities now is to get to work on her musical.

Chaplain recounts horrors of Iraqi war

June 19, 2003
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

“Bullets are so terrible now,” said Father Erestain, a lieutenant commander and the only Catholic priest aboard the Comfort as it cruised the Persian Gulf throughout the war. “They come in and they rip the body right through,” he explained, slowly trailing a finger along the length of his abdomen to show the power of the weapons.

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