Archdiocesan Elementary School Teacher of the Year finds joy in the classroom August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Emma Ward is filled with joy to share that she laughs every single day when she’s teaching her first-graders at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville.
Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year from Calvert Hall believes every student matters August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Philip Bressler, an economics teacher at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, believes every student is entitled to an excellent education and is ready to be challenged.
Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year makes science relatable August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kimberly Burton hasn’t just been teaching science facts at Archbishop Curley High School for the past four years. She has also been attempting to show her students how the sciences apply to everyday life.
Priests, sisters honored for decades of ministry March 18, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored nearly 40 women and men religious serving in the archdiocese who are celebrating milestone jubilees in 2024. Together, they have contributed a combined 2,275 years of ministry to the Catholic Church.
Former Planned Parenthood leader shares conversion story at 40 Days for Life event March 5, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Ramona Trevino shared her story during five recent prayer vigils in Maryland sponsored by 40 Days for Life.
Archdiocese of Baltimore priests celebrate 565 years of milestones November 2, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The Archdiocese of Baltimore will honor archdiocesan priests celebrating milestone anniversaries with a Nov. 6 Mass at Sacred Heart in Glyndon. Together, the priests have served the local faith community 565 years. Among the honorees are Monsignor Joseph Lizor and Father Paul Thomas, two of the longest- serving priests of the archdiocese. Monsignor Lizor, ordained […]
Karen Montoya brings out best in Spalding students September 12, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Montoya was named the Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year. She has been teaching chemistry at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn for the past seven years, but her entire teaching career has been with the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Mercy computer teacher wants to help students ‘change the world’ September 7, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools MaryClare Cernik is teaching computer science to young women at Mercy High School in Baltimore, and she was recently named the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year.
First-grade teacher makes every student feel loved September 5, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools As a teacher for 35 years, Julie Guenther has shared her life and her faith with more than 900 6-year-olds. For her, it is like having two families, one that lives in her home, and another that grows larger each time a new school year begins.
Dulaney Valley monastery welcomes two Carmelites June 14, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Following a year of postulancy, the 26-year-old woman became a novice, Sister Bridget of Holy Mystery, with the Carmelite Community of Baltimore.
Advice for planning a Catholic wedding April 6, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News He popped the question. She accepted his proposal. Now what? The first step, according to Stacy Golden, director of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, is to meet with your parish priest. “It’s recommended that you don’t put the cart before the horse,” Golden said. “Always secure […]
Religious sisters, brothers and priests celebrate nearly 2,700 years of ministry February 21, 2023By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations More than 40 women and men religious serving in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are celebrating milestone jubilees in 2023. Together, they have contributed nearly 2,500 years of ministry to the Catholic Church.