Good News, learned October 9, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Feature, Journalism Paul McMullen reflects on his years as managing editor of the Catholic Review.
Aberdeen STEM maven who died suddenly at 52 inspired family, peers, students October 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Tokarski loved butterflies, and was the force of nature behind the Monarch Butterfly Garden at St. Joan of Arc School in Aberdeen, where kids learn about botany, entomology and geography.
Long game: Father Watters grows Jesuit ‘ecosystem’ to encompass pre-K to high school October 4, 2021By Paul McMullen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Father Bill has an amazing quality,” said Earl Linehan, a parishioner of St. Ignatius who helped launch St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and is on the Board of Trustees at Cristo Rey Jesuit. “People want to help him, because there’s never anything about him in it. There’s no ego. His people have a tough time saying no because they know he’s doing good.”
Cut off from travel to Haiti, parishes from Baltimore archdiocese continue to help October 4, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, frustration mounts among churches physically shut off from sister parishes on the western half of the island of Hispaniola, where misery is compounded by gang violence, the COVID-19 pandemic, the assasination of President Jovenel Moïse, an earthquake, tropical storms and immigration roadblocks.
That’s how we got to Austin September 30, 2021By Paul McMullen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Commentary, Uncategorized Paul McMullen reflects on his journey from Baltimore to Austin.
Global perspective: John Carroll’s International Program paves a two-way street on awareness September 13, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The program, which had 25 students from nine foreign nations for the 2020-21 school year, furthers the school’s mission, according to its website, “to develop students who will embrace opportunities and excel as leaders in our global society.”
Our Back Pages: Terrorist attack hit too close to home for Loyola Blakefield September 9, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages, Schools After receiving his earlier phone message, Mr. McNeal’s family had to endure three days of terrible uncertainty, of not knowing whether their son was dead or alive.
Baltimore’s Cristo Rey Jesuit High requires COVID-19 vaccine for students, staff September 2, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore required a COVID-19 vaccine for students, teachers and staff when it resumed classroom instruction for the first time in more than 520 days Aug. 23.
Altibajos: el sacerdote de Glyndon aprieta el pedal de la recaudación de fondos el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo September 2, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español El Padre Brendan Fitzgerald anticipa experimentar un gran dolor el próximo 5 de septiembre, pero no será nada comparado con el dolor físico que soportó el día de su ordenación sacerdotal, todo esto debido a su pasión por el ciclismo de largas distancias.
Ups and downs: Glyndon priest puts pedal to Labor Day weekend fundraiser September 2, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Father Brendan Fitzgerald anticipates being in a world of hurt Sept. 5, but it will be nothing compared to the physical pain he endured on the day of his priestly ordination – all because of his affinity for long-distance cycling.
Heeding her late father’s advice, Zaferes has fun while earning Olympic medals August 12, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Sports Zaferes is still basking in the glow of a multiple-medal performance in Tokyo, where she took bronze in the women’s triathlon July 27, and four days later helped the United States to a silver in the mixed triathlon.
Glory, emptiness at Tokyo Olympics July 20, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Feature, Olympics, Sports Even before organizers barred locals from attending events in Tokyo, managing editor Paul McMullen was lamenting the absence of fans from other nations at the Summer Olympics.
