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Gerry Jackson

Gerry Jackson is the digital content coordinator for the Catholic Review. A graduate of Towson University and Archbishop Curley High School, he is a former sports editor of The Capital and The Baltimore Sun. The Perry Hall resident is a parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel in Overlea.

Notre Dame of Maryland looking forward to expanding “mission” to male students, but change creates a stir among alumni and students

September 15, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

After 127 years as primarily an all-women’s undergraduate college, change is on the way at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Notre Dame of Maryland renovating science center

September 15, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

Notre Dame of Maryland University officials held a wall-breaking ceremony Sept. 8 and then delivered a breakdown of their planned $9 million renovation of the college’s Knott Science Center.

Baltimore Catholic school players in NFL at a glance

September 1, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

As the NFL regular season nears its kickoff, several former Baltimore-area Catholic high school players are battling for spots on pro football rosters.

Schools convocation reminds Catholic educators of common mission

August 25, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Archbishop William E. Lori and Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. Donna Hargens welcomed nearly 1,200 Catholic school educators, administrators and staff from around the Archdiocese of Baltimore to the Church of Nativity in Timonium Aug. 25 for a day of prayer, reflection and fellowship as a new school year dawns.

St. Casimir Parish tries to focus on “positive impacts” after death of 60-year-old parishioner

August 24, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

St. Casimir Parish in Canton lost one of its bright lights Aug. 22 when parishioner Victor Malabayabas was killed in his Baltimore City neighborhood after an apparent robbery attempt.

Baltimore-area groups awarded $356,000 in CCHD grants, speak of togetherness

August 11, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice

A theme of togetherness resounded within the diverse groups receiving grants at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual Catholic Campaign for Human Developmental awards luncheon Aug. 10 at St. Bernardine Church in West Baltimore.

Brother O’Donnell, a lawyer and former educator, remembered as ‘proponent of peace and justice’

July 27, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Social Justice

Brother Francis J. (Frank) O’Donnell, a tireless advocate for the downtrodden who served on numerous local boards, died July 22. Brother O’Donnell, who would have turned 80 next month, had been a member of the Marianist community for 62 years and a practicing lawyer for the past three decades.

Blessed Virgin Mary statue returns to Mount, but renovations aren’t complete

July 21, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned July 20 to her perch at the National Shrine Grotto overlooking Mount St. Mary’s University, but not yet as a finished product.

Shrine plans museum renovation and new visitor center to enhance story of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

July 7, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints

A $4 million investment has been made to renovate the museum and build a new visitors center at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.

Father Simmons retiring as the oldest active priest in the archdiocese

June 30, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations

During his time at Holy Spirit, Father Joseph Simmons oversaw the building of a new church (dedicated in 1988) and the construction of a $1.9 million parish center after a fire destroyed the original one Dec. 16, 2009.

Real-life experience: Pastoral formation helps seminarians learn to live the ministry of a priest

June 14, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Pastoral formation is one of the four core disciplines of a seminarians’ education along with human, intellectual and spiritual formation.

Bleacher Brothers stand out in crowd at Camden Yards, evangelizing through baseball

June 9, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports

Father Casey Cole, 33, and Father Roberto Serrano, 35, are traveling 17,000 miles in less than three months this summer, visiting all 30 Major League Baseball parks on a mission to introduce fans to the Catholic Church. The trip included a stop at Oriole Park at Camden Yards June 7.

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