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Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review. She is based in Georgia, where she worked for the Archdiocese of Atlanta for nearly a decade in various roles, including as a staff writer for The Georgia Bulletin. She has won numerous Catholic Press Awards for her writing and social media campaigns.

Emmy-winning Catholic sound engineer inducted into honor society

December 19, 2024
By Samantha Smith
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News

David Wainwright, a sound engineer and parishioner of St. Bernardine, was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s (NATAS-NCCB) prestigious Silver Circle this fall in Baltimore.

Seminarian makes ‘a brave shave’ to raise funds for church playground

November 15, 2024
By Samantha Smith
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Western Vicariate

Jeremy Belk started the day Nov. 10 with a full head of hair and a beard. By the end of the day, his brother had shorn him of it all.

Catholic schools offering annual High School Placement Test

October 14, 2024
By Samantha Smith
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

Eighth-grade students interested in attending a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can now register for the High School Placement Test.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton statue finds new home in Emmitsburg

September 23, 2024
By Samantha Smith
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Schools

A large statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that previously stood on the grounds of two now-closed Catholic schools has a new home at Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, where it sits in the school’s annex surrounded by flowers. 

Baltimore director of Black Catholic Ministries leads discussion on 40 years of Black Catholic evangelization

August 29, 2024
By Samantha Smith
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News

Thirty-five Catholics from multiple dioceses gathered virtually Aug. 27 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a letter outlining pastoral guidance on Black Catholic evangelization.

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