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Sister Jane Meehan, IHM, former Catonsville teacher, dies

February 9, 2018
By Catholic Review Staff
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries

Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Jane Meehan taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville.

Lesson in love

February 9, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church

In the wake of the death of her brother-in-law, Rita Buettner encourages readers to build a legacy of love.

Chinese New Year, electricity problems, sewing bunnies, the soup of the day, and a recent brush with fame (7 Quick Takes)

February 9, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

My favorite holiday is next week—Chinese New Year!

Changing places: St. Casimir School makes use of varied seating options

February 8, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate

St. Casimir Catholic School in Canton is among a growing list of schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that use flexible seating to enhance learning.

Men without conviction, churches without people

February 8, 2018
By George Weigel
Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference

Christianity is dying in western Europe. But the Gospel has power, and those who believe that, and preach it in the conviction that it can transform and ennoble lives, can still get a hearing.

Finding a new focus this Lent

February 8, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Sometimes it takes a child to remind you of the challenges God places before us, the ways He wants us to refine ourselves more and more so we can be all He wants us to be in this world.

Grisez called ‘remarkable man’ whose work was ‘utterly true to the faith’

February 7, 2018
By Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate

The late Germain Grisez, an influential Catholic philosopher, ethicist and moral theologian, was “a remarkable man” and a “very firm believer” whose faith “was unswervingly orthodox,” Jesuit Father Peter Ryan said Feb. 6.

Bread and butter and memories

February 7, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Every time I spread butter on bread, I stop and think of our friend, Father Tom.

In praise of Catholic caregivers

February 6, 2018
By Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Light One Candle

It is important that Catholics remain confident in answering the call to serve while also upholding the beliefs that have been handed down to us by Christ.

The best Lent ever

February 6, 2018
By Archbishop William E. Lori
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop

When we look at Lent as the herald of a new springtime in our spiritual lives, then, I would hope, Lenten practices would no longer seem like unwelcome intrusions into our comfort. Rather, they are harbingers of hope for a more Christ-centered way of life.