Retired Senator Miller dies, remembered as ‘lion’ of Maryland’s Senate January 17, 2021By Mark Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, Maryland General Assembly, News, Obituaries Retired Maryland State Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. – who had been the country’s longest-serving state senate president – died Jan. 15 at the age of 78 at his home in Chesapeake Beach from complications from prostate cancer.
Finches, a sweet start to the day, a spring mix recipe, and more (7 Quick Takes) January 17, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Recipes A little about the finches and other family highlights from the week
‘We are better than this,’ deacon says before Johnson’s execution January 16, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, World News Johnson, 52, was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 11:34 p.m. EST Jan. 14 at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. His was the 12th federal execution since last summer.
Facebook removes video commentary by Mexican cardinal January 15, 2021By David Agren Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Facebook removed a video commentary from Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara, saying it spread false information about COVID-19.
‘We need the Lord to cast out demon of division in our nation,’ Washington cardinal says January 14, 2021By Mark Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Celebrating a livestreamed Mass for the community of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory noted how sometimes the readings of the day “fit our lives so perfectly.”
Ash Wednesday, other Lenten Masses will see changes in Archdiocese of Baltimore January 14, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Lent, Local News, News Upcoming liturgies in the winter and spring in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to be affected by restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, including traditional celebrations of the feast of St. Blaise, Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday.
Movie Review: ‘Pinocchio’ January 14, 2021By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News It’s no lie to say that this “Pinocchio” is scrupulously faithful to the grotesqueries of its source material.
History’s greatest inaugural speeches January 14, 2021By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Inaugurations speak to our innate need to start over from time to time, to express new hopes and fears, to realign our priorities and make sure the path we’re walking on is the right one.
Artisans, St. Philip Neri parishioners step up for $1.5 million church renovation January 14, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News “I think this is an effort to put God back in first place, “ said Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Philip Neri
Rome university reverses decision to honor priest’s pro-life work January 14, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News For a variety of reasons, “especially in relation to the political situation” in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in Rome will not honor Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said the head of the university’s bioethics faculty.
Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine January 14, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
What’s for dinner? Your guess is as good as mine January 13, 2021By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Weeknight dinners come with their own challenges and joys. Mileage definitely varies.
