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Tim Swift

Tim Swift is a former social media coordinator for the Catholic Review and the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Covering everything from pop culture to politics to religion to errant alligators, Tim has worked as a reporter and editor for The Baltimore Sun, BBC News and Local 10 News in South Florida. A native of Philadelphia, Tim grew up attending Catholic schools and got his start in journalism as the editor of The Prelate, Cardinal Dougherty High School's student newspaper. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State. After a few years away, Tim is glad to be back in his adopted hometown of Baltimore.

Laypeople lead the way at the 2020 MidAtlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership

February 3, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, Mid-Atlantic Congress, News

Dudley takes a glass half-full approach to the challenges. What others call a “crisis of vocation” has the potential to be an “explosion of vocation” – with lay people leading the way, he said.

March for Life vies to become the other ‘Women’s March’

January 24, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life

The women at the March for Life said it was important to stress that women’s rights don’t have to be synonymous with abortion rights.

Miami priest brings social media muscle to Mid-Atlantic Congress

January 22, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Mid-Atlantic Congress, News

Catholic priests get asked a lot of questions, but for Father Rafael Capó one question comes up more often than not. “Hey Father, what do you bench?”

St. Bernardine mourns parishioner caught in crossfire of shootout

January 21, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

A longtime parishioner of St. Bernardine Church in West Baltimore died Jan. 18 after being shot earlier this month outside her apartment complex, apparently caught in the crossfire as she smoked a cigarette.

Physician to lead Mercy Health Services as longtime CEO retires

January 16, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

Mercy Health Services has selected Dr. David N. Maine to become the new president and CEO of the Baltimore Catholic health system.

Archbishop Lori urges more security funding for religious sites

January 13, 2020
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News

Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Christopher Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats, joined Archbishop William E. Lori and other local faith leaders to call for increased federal funding to strengthen security at religious sites amid a recent rise in anti-Semitic attacks.

Mother Mary Lange’s cause for sainthood moves forward, Archbishop Lori says

December 5, 2019
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Ad Limina 2019, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Vatican, Video, World News

Vatican officials are moving ahead with the cause for sainthood for Mother Mary Lange, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said Thursday in Rome.

This church ‘go-getter’ inspires a new generation of volunteers

November 21, 2019
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News

“You know that actions speak louder than words. And people can be a testimony to their faith just by what they do and not by what they say,” Hoban said.

How to survive Thanksgiving dinner with a side of impeachment

November 11, 2019
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Local News, Marriage & Family Life, Mid-Atlantic Congress, News

Nell Bolton suggests using the three Bs – binding, bonding and bridging – when engaging people with whom you disagree.

How Mother Mary Lange Catholic School got its name

October 22, 2019
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

“She is sort of the mother of literacy in this area. The mother of education,” Moore said of Mother Lange.

Meet Mother Mary Lange, the namesake of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newest school

October 16, 2019
By Tim Swift
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Schools

This month, Mother Mary Lange, a trailblazing Catholic woman of African descent, will be honored yet again as the Archdiocese of Baltimore breaks ground on its first new city school in nearly 60 years.

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