Handmade gifts make Christmas presents more meaningful December 5, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News Christmas gifts made by hand offer many benefits, artists and crafters say, no matter if they are baked, painted, sewed or melted. They are one-of-a-kind and mean a lot to both the givers and the receivers.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps benefits giver, receiver November 25, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Based on the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, IVC volunteers commit to working eight to 16 hours a week for 10 months. They also commit to attending monthly meetings, two days of reflections and an opening retreat to reflect on their spirituality.
Father Francis ‘Fritz’ Gollery welcomed back to priesthood after nearly 50 years November 19, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Almost exactly 50 years after Father Francis “Fritz” Gollery received permission to leave the priesthood, the 86-year-old clergyman has been reinstated as a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Renovations in full swing at Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore November 16, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations At the Carmelite Monastery of Baltimore, a place meant for silence and solitude, the sounds of pounding hammers and sawing have become a typical – and welcomed – sound this year as the community of religious sisters looks to the future.
Mary Pat Clarke, former City Council member, remembered as fighter for social justice November 13, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Social Justice Mary Pat Clarke, a former Baltimore City Council member who made history when she became the first woman elected council president in 1987, is being remembered by social justice advocates as a staunch promoter of inclusionary housing, racial justice and policies that support worker rights.
Volunteers relocate Giving Garden from St. Pius X to Immaculate Heart of Mary November 6, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come For the volunteers, it has been an emotional time, as the bushes, along with 18 garden beds, were being moved to IHM because St. Pius X is slated to come together with St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans, St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden, Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington and Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to form a united parish seated at the cathedral.
Pastors reach out to communities as they implement Seek the City to Come pastoral plan November 4, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come Pastors throughout the city and several nearby communities in Baltimore County have been working on the difficult task of creating new parish communities as part of the Seek the City to Come pastoral plan announced May 22 that reduces the number of parishes in those areas from 61 to 23 and reduces the number of worship sites from 59 to 30.
Young Catholic Professionals Baltimore will host first event October 22, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Young Adult Ministry After 18 months of planning, the official launch of the Baltimore chapter of Young Catholic Professionals is ready to go with a party at the Baltimore Museum of Industry Oct. 24.
Catonsville garden dedicated to those persecuted for faith and the armed forces October 22, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The garden is the first in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to be dedicated to persecuted Christians and to those who served in the Armed forces past and present, according to Father George, who blessed it Sept. 28.
‘White Mass’ recognizes healthcare workers October 22, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News Approximately 200 doctors, nurses, medical professionals and others gathered for the annual White Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. The event attracted those currently engaged in the health profession, as well as students, retired doctors, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists.
Prize-winning author at Catholic Charities event says poverty can be eliminated October 10, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Dr. Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer prize-winning author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in America,” asserted that poverty can truly be eliminated. But it will require changes in law, habits and attitudes, he said during Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s second Journey to Social Justice symposium Oct. 9.
Cathedral parishioners help launch gluten-free food pantry October 7, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Social Justice Last December, GEDCO’s food pantry started offering gluten-free/allergen-free food products for the first time. Bridget keeps the pantry stocked through donations from gluten-free companies and collections she holds in her neighborhood.
