Treasured artifacts that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton return to Emmitsburg March 12, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate “They’re here to help us tell her story and make Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton more relatable,” said Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine.
Social Ministry honoree brings Latin America experience to migrant issues March 4, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News, Social Justice “In the past 15 years, we’ve seen how the Hispanic community has developed a stronger and more participatory presence,” Dibos said, noting that Hispanic Catholics comprise 53 percent of the American Catholic population.
Our daily bread: Irish tradition enjoyed on more than St. Patrick’s Day March 3, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Recipes Four simple ingredients, lovingly kneaded and marked with a cross, create the beloved, if lowly, Irish soda bread.
Homebound, Operation CRS Rice Bowl nonetheless raises awareness of hunger March 2, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 37 parishes are participating in Catholic Relief Service’s Operation Rice Bowl this year.
Theology Uncorked looks at reducing violence in Baltimore January 27, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News With the murder of Safe Streets organizer Dante Barksdale fresh in their minds, advocates for reducing violence in Baltimore City said during a Jan. 26 video conference that respect and dignity help them reach out to a suffering community.
Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu served in Govans, Halethorpe January 27, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu, a priest who served in his native Vietnam before coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 21 in Carthage, Mo. He was 86.
In trying times, Ascension St. Agnes Hospital expands access to mental health care January 5, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Ascension St. Agnes Hospital has expanded its mental health and counseling offerings to enable patients with a smartphone or laptop to gain online access to find a counselor, make an appointment or meet with a therapist.
New Year’s Eve service at St. Ignatius Parish goes virtual December 21, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Prayers, blessings and reflections from Baltimore-area religious and civic leaders, filmed in their own houses of worship and offices, have been gathered, for one last look at 2020 before stepping into 2021.
Mother turns Cathedral of Mary Our Queen family’s trauma into podcast December 9, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Five years to the day of the accident, Senft launched a podcast, Blink of an Eye (BlinkOfAnEyePodcast.com) Aug. 4. Weekly episodes based on her notes are designed to help others facing traumatic crises.
Religious women enrich Dundalk pastorate December 2, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News When COVID-19 restrictions meant three newly-arrived religious women couldn’t count on the usual ways of meeting their new Dundalk-area parishioners, they improvised.
Waiting to join Little Sisters, nurse says God ‘wanted me here’ November 4, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Amanda Krow, a registered nurse who has ministered with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, is becoming a member of the women’s religious community.
Messages of White Mass amplified in Baltimore Archdiocese during pandemic October 19, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Clad in their white coats, health professionals gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the annual White Mass Oct. 18, to pray together for their colleagues and patients with Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore.
