Cockeysville choir records musical tribute to ‘blessed’ namesake saint May 13, 2021By Daniel Zawodny Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Video, Year of St. Joseph Pope Francis’ apostolic letter and announcement of the Year of St. Joseph inspired Alvarado Flores, who wanted to create a song to venerate a saint for whom he holds special admiration.
Sandra and Malcolm Berman donate to support University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center’s Heart Institute May 13, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Baltimore philanthropists Sandra and Malcolm Berman have made what hospital leaders called “a transformational commitment” to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in support of the Towson hospital’s cardiac program.
Loyola Maryland, other Catholic colleges will require COVID-19 vaccinations in fall May 13, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Many colleges will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools also are mandating that staff and faculty members be vaccinated.
Polish pilgrims mark anniversary of attempt to assassinate St. John Paul May 13, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News “How difficult it is to forget the bang of the would-be assassin’s gunshots, which in a single moment could have put an end to this extraordinary pontificate,” the cardinal said.
Tra-la, it’s May, and it’s a bit much May 12, 2021By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Everything bursts into bloom in the spring. The grass is greener, the bushes are bursting with color, and buttercups are popping up on the neighborhood lawns. It’s such a beautiful time of abundance. Much as I love spring, though, I also find it to be tiring. May always seems to be the busiest month of […]
With book launch, Jesuits prepare to celebrate Ignatian Year May 12, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The roughly 15,000 members of the Society of Jesus, their collaborators and many people who draw on the spiritual heritage left by St. Ignatius of Loyola are preparing to mark a special Ignatian Year beginning May 20 and lasting until the saint’s feast day, July 31, 2022.
Baltimore has strong presence in Church’s anti-poverty program giving the poor a voice May 12, 2021By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore “We know that charity is fine. It answers immediate needs. But to change the situation in which people find themselves impoverished is the ultimate goal. That’s what CCHD does,” Monsignor Burke said.
My little friend Sam May 11, 2021By Effie Caldarola Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey Why did so many people want to eat with Jesus? Not because he was a dour, intense lecturer, but probably because he was a great conversationalist and debater. And where better to engage in a debate about Scripture, law and current events than around a dinner table?
La Arquidiócesis lanza el Año de la Eucaristía para ayudar a “encontrar la presencia de Cristo” May 11, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español La Arquidiócesis de Baltimore está lanzando un año—desde la fiesta de Corpus Christi, el 6 de junio de este año, hasta la misma fiesta en 2022—para ayudar a los católicos a enfocarse en la presencia real de Cristo en la Eucaristía. El Año de la Eucaristía, con el tema “Encuentro con la presencia de Cristo”, […]
Fifty years a priest May 11, 2021By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Wit & Wisdom I invite you to celebrate this anniversary of my ordination by inviting God into the silence of your life, by reading the Scriptures and sharing in the Eucharist.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors and administrators May 11, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors.
Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry May 11, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis,” Pope Francis has instituted the “ministry of catechist.”
