Mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam unveiled at basilica in Washington January 31, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was unveiled in Washington Jan. 26, in time for the 175th anniversary of the society’s establishment in the United States.
The three questions you should ask your family every day January 31, 2020By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Take some time to ask your family these three questions today. You may have a laugh and learn a thing or two about life and the people you share it with.
‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’ January 30, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough God is not a genie; but he is intimately fond of us. He would do anything for you – not because he is our slave, but because he is nothing but love.
Catholic leaders disappointed by ruling limiting immigrant aid January 30, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government benefit programs.
Impassioned support for life January 30, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary Marching in Washington, D.C., or Annapolis are important ways to make your voice heard on life issues, but if you want to make a “powerful, impassioned and inspirational” difference, support your local pro-life pregnancy center.
Loyola University produces Baltimore Catholic League pioneer January 30, 2020By Nancy Menefee Jackson Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Last season, Kara Hunter became the first woman to officiate in the BCL tournament.
Panel assesses Dorothy Day’s impact on church and their own lives January 30, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: News, Saints, World News If you met Dorothy Day, you were changed, said panelists at a Jan. 27 discussion following an advance screening of a new documentary, “Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story,” which profiles the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
The Wishing Rock January 30, 2020By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional There is no mystery with what God can do for us. After all, he is our rock.
A better sense of time January 29, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Every morning is the same. We’re hurrying through breakfast and lunch-packing and shoe-finding and rushing to get out the door to get to school.
Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public January 29, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, World News After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
Archdiocesan Central Services posts $36,000 surplus in fiscal 2019 January 29, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Fiscal Services, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore saw an operating surplus in its Central Services of $36,813 in fiscal year 2019, as compared with an operating loss of $2.7 million in the prior fiscal year.
Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause January 28, 2020By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28. Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.
