A Pentecost to remember June 15, 2020By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Our visit to St. Anthony lifted me in ways only the Holy Spirit can.
Detroit archdiocese responds to derogatory attacks on Washington archbishop June 15, 2020By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: News, World News Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron and the Archdiocese of Detroit in a June 11 statement condemned “racist and derogatory” language used by a fringe organization located in the archdiocese that bills itself as Catholic and posted a video calling the archbishop of Washington an “African Queen,” saying he is an “accused homosexual.”
USCCB president ‘deeply concerned’ about impact of court’s LGBT ruling June 15, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is “deeply concerned” that by ruling federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court “has effectively redefined the legal meaning of ‘sex’ in our nation’s civil rights law.”
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments June 15, 2020By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the latest clergy appointments in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
St. Anthony and the Eucharist June 15, 2020By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Dust and Dewfall, Uncategorized May our eucharistic Jesus give us that renewed life, and powerfully change and transform us from the inside out.
Greeting uncertainty with optimism June 15, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, The Domestic Church Uncertainty can be scary. But just because the future is unclear doesn’t mean that what lies ahead is terrible.
Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination June 15, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, World News In a 6-3 vote June 15, the Supreme Court said LGBT people are protected from job discrimination by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Maryland bishops call for action against racism June 15, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The bishops who make up the governing board of the Maryland Catholic Conference released a statement June 15 that recalls “our own Church’s past sins and failings and admit to them freely.”
Counselors find new ways to connect June 14, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Zoom sessions have become the norm, along with email blasts, virtual office hours and old-fashioned phone calls.
Baltimore parishioners overjoyed as they keep a pastor and gain a bishop June 13, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Come August, he’ll have gained the title “His Excellency,” but for the parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highalndtown and its mission church of St. Patrick in Fells Point, he’ll remain and always be “Padre Bruce.”
St. Anthony’s feast day, feed the hummingbirds, the perfect egg sandwich, and more (7 Quick Takes) June 13, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Even though St. Anthony may have had a way with words, he is quoted as saying, “Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.”
Silence in the domestic church June 12, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Coronavirus For a parish church to be a place of prayer, there have to be times of silence. For a domestic church to be a place of prayer and formation, there also needs to be periods of silence.