Father Funk, Frederick pastor, dies February 21, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years.
Clarksville parish restores 1855 chapel February 7, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News After a recently completed $700,000 restoration, the small chapel has been stabilized, a new roof added, the exterior made over and the interior returned to the elegant simplicity that characterized the structure at the time it was erected in 1855.
Father Lavin’s book urges compassion for new immigrants January 24, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News ANNAPOLIS – Father John Lavin, C.Ss.R., still chuckles when he remembers the day Jesus got held up by U.S. Customs.
Cumberland remembers Bishop Walsh, its missionary hero January 10, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Religious Freedom, Saints Twenty-seven years after his death, leaders of Bishop Walsh’s home parish are working to raise awareness about a man whose virtuous exploits seem less recognized with each passing decade.
New S.S.N.D. leader outlines priorities December 6, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations In the face of what she sees as an increasingly polarized and splintered world, the newly-elected global leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame said she hopes to promote a sense of solidarity among humanity.
MCC leader says special session helped the poor November 19, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News On the same day Maryland lawmakers concluded a three-week special legislative session to address the state’s budget deficit Nov. 19, the leader of the Maryland Catholic Conference praised lawmakers for making the poor a priority in their planning.
Murdered daughter’s mother says death penalty must go November 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life When police arrested the serial rapist who brutally assaulted and murdered Shannon Schieber in 1998, the Schieber family faced unrelenting pressure to seek the death penalty.
Bishops revel in Archbishop O’Brien’s installation October 1, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Cardinal J. Francis Stafford made a stop in Emmitsburg before he attended Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s Oct. 1 installation ceremony at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. There, he prayed for the new Baltimore archbishop at the tombs of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Archbishop James R. Bayley – two New York natives who served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Speaking in Rodgers Forge, Sister Helen Prejean calls for end to death penalty September 27, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Calling the death penalty nothing more than “legalized vengeance,” Sister Helen said the gift of being a Catholic is embracing the “seamless garment of life” – respecting the dignity of life from conception until natural death.
St. Peter’s whips up 5,200 apple dumplings for fall festival September 20, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate In an assembly line that would make Henry Ford proud, dozens of volunteers from St. Peter in Hancock transformed their parish hall into an apple dumpling factory Sept. 12-14 – filling the air with the delightfully dense aroma of sweet cinnamon and fresh-baked apples that attracted visitors from near and far.
2,000 pay tribute to Cardinal Keeler September 7, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News In a sign of deep affection for the man who has served as the fatherly face of the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 18 years, nearly 2,000 people gathered in the Baltimore Convention Center Sept. 6 to honor the long ministry of Cardinal William H. Keeler.
Friars deliver message of love on Baltimore streets August 16, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Wearing hooded grey robes cinched at the waist with ropes, nearly a dozen Franciscan Friars of the Renewal marched through the streets of downtown Baltimore Aug. 9 carrying a large crucifix, an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a papal flag.
