St. Paul parishioner delivers hope with grassroots outreach December 26, 2024By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The Towson University graduate, 62, found his calling when he established the St. Paul Grassroots and Cold Weather Shelter ministries.
Final polka Mass offered at Sacred Heart of Mary on 50th anniversary of Thanksgiving tradition November 29, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come The parish, once dubbed the “Polka Capital of Maryland,” used to host as many as 40 polka parties a year and was one of a handful of parishes in the region to offer polka dance classes.
Pro-life sidewalk counseling highlighted in potential high court cases, federal pardons November 27, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon whether to hear a pair of First Amendment cases seeking to strike down so-called “bubble zones” for pro-life demonstrators outside abortion clinics.
Deacon Petrosino, known for gifts as educator, dies at 84 November 11, 2024By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Victor Petrosino, who brought imaginative lessons and communications skills he learned as a public school educator to his diaconal ministry at St. Margaret in Bel-Air, died Nov. 5. He was 84.
Documentary profiles a possible future saint October 24, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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.
