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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.

Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholics invited to participate in regional Synod on Synodality sessions

February 29, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Synodality

The archdiocese is inviting parishioners and parish leaders to voice their opinions as the Catholic Church continues a three-year process of reflection, listening and dialogue to refine its mission and direction.

5 things to know about Baltimore Catholic League basketball tournament

February 27, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

The 53rd Baltimore Catholic League Tournament, presented by Brooks Financial Group, will tip off this weekend at Goucher College in Towson, featuring some of the best high school boys basketball talent in the nation.

Calvert Hall grad Scott Riesett a hot commodity in music industry as Grammy Award-winning producer

February 20, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News

Scott Riesett, a 1989 graduate of Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, reached the pinnacle of the music business as one of the producers of an album for the Broadway production of “Some Like it Hot.”

Archbishop prays for unity as Seek the City reaches final decision-making phase

February 9, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come

The archdiocese celebrated a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feb. 8 as a citywide call to prayer for its move to the initiative’s “discernment phase.” In his homily, Archbishop William E. Lori noted that tough decisions lie ahead for parish and archdiocesan leaders during the next four months.

Archdiocese kicks around idea of adult soccer tournament

February 7, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s coordinator of youth sports and ministry partnerships has been gauging interest in the idea for a soccer tournament that pits parish against parish on the pitch.

Getting off the sidelines: Sportscaster Mark Viviano eager to share his Catholic faith

February 5, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Sports

Mark Viviano has been reporting about Baltimore sports for more than 30 years, but now he says it is time to get in the game of sharing his faith more fully.

Operation TEACH enriches participants professionally, spiritually

January 29, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Operation TEACH (Teachers Enlisted to Advance Catholic Heritage) is a post-graduate service and educational program that supports Baltimore area Catholic schools while giving novice educators a chance to earn an advanced degree at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Most popular stories and commentaries of 2023 on CatholicReview.org

January 1, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News

Check out the most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2023.

Small fire at St. Mary in Annapolis won’t affect Christmas services

December 20, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

All is well at St. Mary Church in Annapolis after a small fire in the late morning of Dec. 20 caused minor damage to the second floor of the parish’s three-story rectory.

Prayer vigil puts spotlight on those mourning during season of joy

December 20, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action

A coalition of religious and community-service groups in Southwest Baltimore plans to continue its anti-violence conversation with a prayer vigil and walk two days after Christmas.

Mount St. Mary’s University names DeSales VP Gerard Joyce as 27th president

December 14, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

Dr. Gerard “Jerry” J. Joyce, a veteran of 32 years of work in higher education, will take over as the 27th president of Mount St. Mary’s University on July 1, 2024.

Monsignor Collins, noted for dedication to marriage tribunal, dies at 88

December 11, 2023
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Monsignor William “Bill” Collins, a Baltimore native who served his home archdiocese for more than six decades, died of lung cancer Dec. 10 at St. Stephen’s Green. He was 88.

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