Inmigrantes hispanos alzan la voz ante sus adversidades mientras que rezan por las calles de Highlandtown September 24, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Especial para Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Ella se encontraba entre los 80 católicos hispanos, en su mayoría inmigrantes, que procesionaron desde la parroquia Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Highlandtown, parroquia de la cual Mena es feligresa, hasta varias paradas mientras que cargaban cruces de madera, rezaban el viacrucis y reflexionaban sobre los testimonios de los inmigrantes sobre su llegada a un nuevo país.
Hispanic immigrants voice their struggles as they pray on the streets of Highlandtown September 23, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News More than 80 Hispanic Catholics, mostly immigrants, processed from Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown to various stops while carrying wooden crosses, praying the Stations of the Cross and reflecting on immigrants’ testimonies about arriving to a new country.
Archdiocese of Baltimore helps provide mental health first aid training June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of the Mental Wellness Initiative launched by Archbishop William E. Lori, has been providing mental health first aid training to parishioners throughout the archdiocese over the last few months.
Dos culturas en una sola fe June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español En su juventud, Sor Lucero Romero, Misionera de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, se sentía atraída por la vida religiosa, pero se consideraba “indigna” de seguirla. Hija inmigrante de una madre soltera adolescente, la Hermana Lucero no podía creer que Dios la llamara a la vida consagrada.
Two cultures in one faith for Sister Lucero Romero June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Vocations Sister Lucero Romero made her first vows in 2017 and is preparing to profess her perpetual vows this year or next year.
El Arzobispo acoge a los católicos hispanos como suyos propios June 8, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español El miedo y el pánico se apoderaron de gran parte de la comunidad latina de Baltimore en 2019 cuando el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) amenazó con realizar redadas y deportaciones de inmigrantes indocumentados en esa ciudad.
St. Rita reaches centennial anniversary June 2, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2022 As St. Rita in Dundalk celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are plenty of examples of hardworking people who have helped keep the faith community strong over the decades.
Cameroon native and Catholic convert looks forward to ‘serve the people of God’ as a priest June 2, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2022, News, Vocations Deacon Peter Kiamo-oh was attracted to the Catholic faith through the example of teachers and others at his school in Cameroon.
Marian House achieves 40 years of ‘breaking the cycle of homelessness’ for women in Baltimore May 27, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Marian House offers outreach and support services for unhoused and formerly incarcerated women and their children.
Hydes parish reaches historic milestone May 18, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parish Anniversary 2022 St. John the Evangelist parish in Hydes traces its roots to its first Mass, celebrated May 19, 1822 by Sulpician Father Jean Marie Tessier, superior of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. The priest presided over the consecration of a little wooden church on the west side of Long Green Valley.
St. Mary’s Seminary charters its first Knights of Columbus council – named after alumnus who founded the Knights May 13, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Vocations St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park is establishing its first Knights of Columbus council, naming it after an alumnus who graduated from the seminary 145 years ago and founded the Knights of Columbus 140 years ago.
Schools deal with effects of pandemic May 2, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools While the return to all in-person learning in the 2021-22 academic year was greeted with sighs of relief by many throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it was not without some level of anxiety among students.
