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Kurt Jensen

Kurt Jensen writes for the Catholic Review from Washington.

Documentary profiles a possible future saint

October 24, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Saints

Jessica Navin, spiritual formation coordinator for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), did not have a sainthood-cause documentary in mind when she began work as executive producer on what would become “Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story.”

Movie Review: ‘Megalopolis’

October 2, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The insensate botch of “Megalopolis” (Lionsgate) is structured like a fable, pitting the self-doubt and moral descent of a tortured modern-day architect against the debauchery of ancient Rome.

Deacon Lehr, who helped get new church built in Hickory, dies at 79

August 16, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Deacon Robert “Bob” Lehr, the first member of St. Ignatius parish in Hickory to become a permanent deacon and a key figure in the building of a new church in 2001, died Aug. 11 following a fall at his home in Forest Hill. He was 79.

Father Kolson, former pastor of Edgewood and Bradshaw parishes, dies at 76

August 15, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Lawrence Florian “Larry” Kolson, a Baltimore native who served six parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and recently marked his 50th year in the priesthood, died Aug. 13 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium following a long illness. He was 76.

Charles Bauermann, supporter of Catholic media and religious vocations, dies at 91

July 24, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Charles Louis “Chuck” Bauermann’s accounting acumen and imagination helped the Cathedral Foundation that once oversaw the Catholic Review to include new publishing and consulting ventures.

John ‘Skip’ Manley, one of longest-serving deacons in archdiocese, dies at 84

July 17, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Deacon John “Skip” Manley, one of the longest-serving deacons in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with 48 years at one parish, St. John the Evangelist in Frederick, died July 12 at age 84.

Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrates ordination of six new priests

June 24, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Joyous applause rang out during several moments in the nearly two-and-a-half-hour Mass, especially after the Communion prayer when nearly 2,000 people accepted Archbishop William E. Lori’s invitation to show their love for the newly ordained priests

Our Lady of Pompei has 100-year history of serving immigrant communities

June 7, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024

During a special June 2 Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Mass inside the completed church, Archbishop William E. Lori highlighted the faith community’s long history of welcoming others and its commitment to the Eucharist.

Welcoming spirit marks Our Lady of Grace’s 50-year history

June 6, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2024

No one at Our Lady of Grace in Parkton, when asked about their parish’s special character, uses the phrase “radical hospitality.” But it’s what they aggressively practice through social activities. They’re designed as different ways to encourage visitors to join.

Former Annapolis and Baltimore pastor Father Thomas Siconolfi dies at 80

May 23, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Redemptorist Father Thomas Joseph Siconolfi, who died May 12 at age 80, was a former pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Annapolis, one of the largest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where he served from 1993 to 1999.

Archbishop Lori ordains six transitional and two permanent deacons in joyful celebration

May 19, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland during Mass packed with family and friends and occasionally rocked with applause and cheers.

‘Scouting is back,’ going strong teaching life skills to youths in Archdiocese of Baltimore

April 4, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Scouting, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs

Archdiocesan Scouting officials hope to glimpse the future of the programs at an April 19-21 retreat at Walkersville Watershed in Frederick. It’s the first since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Father Jim Bors, appointed last year as chaplain of the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Leadership, hopes it will show “that Scouting is back.”

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