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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.

New president enthused about guiding Mount St. Mary’s

August 7, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

Talk to Dr. Gerard “Jerry” J. Joyce and it won’t take long to get the impression that he’s enthused about his new job.

5 Things to Know about the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s gun buyback, including new site

August 6, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

Five things to know about the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s second gun buyback in Southwest Baltimore.

Arrest made in 2023 assault outside Planned Parenthood in Baltimore

July 31, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

Baltimore City Police confirmed that after more than a year they have made an arrest in an assault of two elderly pro-life activists outside a downtown Planned Parenthood Center.

NEC Baltimore travelers enthused about growing closer to Eucharist

July 18, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News

Nearly 100 travelers from the Archdiocese of Baltimore arrived in Indianapolis July 17 to participate in the National Eucharistic Congress, looking to revel in the shared joy of the culmination of a three-year faith journey.

Second archdiocese gun buyback aims to foster peace in Baltimore

July 18, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action

The archdiocese’s goal this year is to raise $100,000 for the buyback. Held in partnership with the Baltimore Police Department, the buyback hopes to reduce the number of guns in the community.

In Archdiocese of Baltimore, prayers for former President Trump and end to political violence

July 14, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News

In the wake of a July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump, priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore responded July 14 with prayers and a call for more unity in America.

Baltimore Catholic school graduates making headlines in pro, Olympic sports

July 3, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

Graduates of Baltimore-area Catholic schools are at the top of their games when it comes to grabbing national attention in the professional ranks and on the pre-Olympic stage this summer.

Approaching retirement, Monsignor Barker reflects on shepherding one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

July 2, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations

“A real pleasure,” says Monsignor Baker about his 43-year priesthood that has taken him from an associate pastor to the archdiocese’s director of vocations and for the last 23 years as pastor of bustling St. Ignatius in Hickory.

St. Joseph in Odenton stays vibrant by banking on its diverse congregation

June 27, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024

When parishioners describe St. Joseph in Odenton, “diversity” is a common refrain. There’s little wonder why as the parish sits less than five miles from one of the nation’s biggest military installations, Fort George G. Meade.

Archbishop Spalding graduate Dylan Beard hurdles toward Olympic dream

June 18, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports

Dylan Beard says his Olympic dreams “start with God and stay with God.” Those Olympic dreams, which started in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Archbishop Spalding High School, are just a couple races away from fruition.

Deacon Franz Belleza eager to stride into role of ‘leading the flock’

June 18, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations

Deacon Franz Josef Basalo Belleza enjoys a leisurely stroll or jog during his downtime, but he says his journey to the priesthood has been “no walk in the park.”

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage brings ‘joyous’ and ‘amazing’ experience to Emmitsburg

June 6, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News

Archbishop William E. Lori described the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s June 6 stop at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton as a “joyous” occasion.

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