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Gerry Jackson

Gerry Jackson is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review who previously served as the digital content coordinator for the Catholic Review until his 2026 retirement. A graduate of Towson University and Archbishop Curley High School, he is also former sports editor of The Capital and The Baltimore Sun. The Perry Hall resident is a parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel in Overlea.

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.

St. Patrick in Havre de Grace celebrates 175th anniversary

June 2, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2022

Sitting just a short walk from the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay, St. Patrick’s campus in Havre de Grace is a picture of the past, present and future.

Deacon Maurice Sunde Afor keeps prayer an essential part of his faith

June 2, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, New Priests 2022, News, Vocations

Deacon Maurice Sunde Afor gets a kick out of combining his recreational passion with his ministry.

Close of Year of the Eucharist will be celebrated at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

May 26, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will conclude its Year of Eucharist with a fitting celebration on the Feast of Corpus Christi June 19 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. On the same day, the U.S. bishops will launch a three-year National Eucharistic Revival.

Finding solace in faith after shootings provide another reminder of horrific day

May 25, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature

The latest tragedies in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., arrive less than a month before my personal anniversary of gloom on June 28 – the date four years ago when five of my newspaper colleagues were shot to death in an Annapolis newsroom.

Emmitsburg grotto awaits return of statue of Blessed Virgin Mary

May 5, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is expected to be returned to its high perch at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes overlooking the campus and surrounding countryside this summer.

Baltimore area Catholic high schools add special touch to acceptance letters

May 4, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized

Catholic high school admissions directors and administrators throughout the area take extra care to make their acceptance letters a little bit more of a special moment for the anxious applicants.

‘Rise Up!’ event rises above expectations for participants

May 2, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry

“Rise Up! Middle School Day” at Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington May 1 featured a day of games, faith and fellowship. More than 175 middle school students and their parents from 27 parishes from across the Archdiocese of Baltimore participated in the day-long event.

Faithful companion: Bayley helps Archbishop Lori unwind

May 1, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Archbishop Lori Milestones, Feature, Local News, News

After a busy day leading the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop William E. Lori can count on his 6-year-old golden retriever Bayley to help him decompress.

Baltimore schools drive home pope’s message for sustainable environment

April 22, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News

Baltimore-area schools are doing their best, though, to transform the landscapes and practices on campuses to find ways to embrace Pope Francis’ leadership for a seven-year journey toward “Integral Ecology” that he announced in his encyclical letter “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.”

Marriage proposal in RCIA class a first for Harford County parish

April 16, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, It's about love, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News

Matthew Sennett, a parishioner of St. Margaret in Bel Air, chose a much less glamorous, but meaningful path for his proposal. He proposed to girlfriend, Bethany Smith, during her Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults class at their Harford County parish.

Maryland Catholic Conference says ‘phenomenal’ advocacy made difference in legislative session

April 13, 2022
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life, Schools, Social Justice

The Maryland Catholic Conference, Annapolis-based public-policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, worked diligently throughout Maryland’s recently completed 444th legislative session to push its support for a variety of bills and also try to help defeat a bill that will expand abortion in the state.

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