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.
Mount de Sales’ Whittaker will keenly watch peers run in Tokyo Olympics July 19, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports Whittaker, who won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland cross country title at age 14 and soon thereafter catapulted herself into the national prep middle-distance scene, was 10th-fastest in the 800 semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.
Distinctive Scholars adapted, grew during pandemic July 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Review visited with some of the archdiocese’s 54 Distinctive Scholars. While activities and traditions were adjusted or abandoned because of COVID-19, they not only thrived, but they grew in empathy.
Ángel de Emmitsburg: Viajeros en peligro encuentran que el Santuario de San Antonio es un lugar fortuito para su accidente July 1, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: En Espanol Cándida Montilla se encontró con la mujer que describe como su accidental ángel de la guarda, literalmente. “Lo que hizo Karen, los sacrificios que hizo para ayudarnos, es increíble”, dijo Montilla al Review. “Pensé que íbamos a morir, pero ella se preocupó por nosotros y nos encontró ayuda. Solo le agradezco a Dios que cuando […]
Emmitsburg ‘angel’: Travelers in distress find St. Anthony Shrine fortuitous crash site June 21, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Candida Montilla came upon the woman she describes as her guardian angel by accident – literally.
Jim Phelan, basketball coach who elevated Mount St. Mary’s profile, dies at 92 June 18, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Few laymen matched his contributions to the Mount, which gave Phelan a one-year contract to coach in 1954. It turned into 49 uninterrupted seasons on the same campus, the third longest in the history of the sport.
Deacon Kady’s path to priesthood included Saudi Arabia, footsteps of St. Paul June 16, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations “Scott is a marked man, a good man,” Father Gauchat said. “There’s an integrity about him, a peace, a maturity. I’m proud that he hung in there.”
Franciscan Center extends outreach to include culinary training June 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Four women and one man are nearing the end of its inaugural Dignity Plates Training Academy, a 12-week course which combines life skills with those that will equip them to work in restaurant kitchens. It could mean the difference between standing in a bread line and being among the employees staffing it.
Minnesota foundation provides boost for students at five Catholic schools in Baltimore archdiocese June 1, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The high school class of 2021 in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will include nearly 40 students whose education included the assistance of scholarships that began in, of all places, Minnesota.
‘Everyone counts’ to Monsignor Burke, retiring after 62 years as priest of Baltimore Archdiocese May 24, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Retirement The second half of his life has been devoted to not just leading a parish strong enough to support a thriving K-8 school during an era in which most city parishes closed theirs, but recruiting fellow priests and laypeople to share in the cause of empowering the downtrodden.
Father Orchik requested assignment in city, came to ‘love’ Baltimore May 21, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement “Baltimore is a real down-to-earth town and it just suits me, suits my personality,” Father Orchik said.
Five continue path to priesthood May 5, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Meet the five men who will be ordained transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
