Christmas, freedom and obedience December 25, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference The Christmas story is a lengthy meditation on a counterintuitive but essential truth: true freedom, genuine liberation, comes through freely chosen obedience to God’s purposes.
Archbishop Lori’s 2019 Christmas Message December 24, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News As we gather with our family and friends this Christmas season to celebrate the blessed birth of our Savior, let us be mindful of our privilege as Christians to care for the poor, the downtrodden and all those subjected to isolation and neglect.
Christmas-themed dinner at Baltimore’s Franciscan Center includes help from school presidents December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News The north Baltimore outreach wants to expand its network of volunteers to include more Catholic high schools.
Father John Bauer, C.Ss.R, served as chaplain to soldiers in Vietnam, Orioles December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries The priest, a son of Highlandtown, died Dec. 20 at age 92 after a fulfilling ministry that included serving the rural poor, soldiers in battle and professional athletes.
Christmas past resonates for oldest pastor December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Advent, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages This year will mark Monsignor Burke’s 40th Christmas at St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore. He’ll celebrate the 5 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve, and the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day.
Advent: It’s not over ’til it’s over December 23, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Open Window We’ve made it this far. Ready or not, Christmas is coming. But this last little stretch offers a sliver of time.
Camping out at the dollar store December 21, 2019By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Snippets of Faith Little gifts. Tiny blessings. This Christmas season, give away a compliment and your smile.
First snow day of the season, candy cane caprese, paper-towel penguins, school concerts, and more (7 Quick Takes) December 20, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes Unexpected snow days are always a hit.
NDP joins School Sisters of Notre Dame in nudging shoppers to help environment December 19, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping outside a Giant food store in North Baltimore Dec. 7, a small group of School Sisters of Notre Dame joined teachers and students from Notre Dame Preparatory School in gently nudging shoppers to protect the environment.
’Tis the season to make a photo calendar December 18, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Every Christmas our family presents my parents with a beautiful calendar full of grandchildren pictures. Everyone loves the calendar. Everyone except, well, maybe the person who knows the calendar is going to be her responsibility the next year.
The well-fought fight December 18, 2019By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Alas, like many other hymns, “For All the Saints” is an endangered species today, gutted by parish music directors and pastors who commit the grave sin of not singing a hymn in its entirety — or worse, who bowdlerize the lyrics to coddle the sensibilities of the Church of Nice.
Bon Secours Hospital receives new name December 17, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News LifeBridge Health announced Dec. 17 a new name for Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital: Grace Medical Center.
