Sharing God’s gifts: Serving others a part of schools’ ‘Catholic identity’ January 31, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic Catholic schools make service a keystone of Catholic education throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Sister Bernardus Dwyer, I.H.M., dies at 93 January 31, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary M. Bernardus Dwyer Jan. 31 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She died Jan. 27 at age 93.
A month of purification January 31, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop May februum, the month of February, be the beginning of that deep purification that will renew and beautify the temple of the church.
Trending up: Some schools see substantial enrollment gains January 31, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Enrollment at the 19 Catholic high schools, three middle schools and 42 K-8s in the Archdiocese of Baltimore remains stable across the board, thanks in part to the BOOST scholarship program – and innovative leadership and marketing.
Crossing a bridge January 30, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window There’s something about the Bay Bridge.
Giving a priceless gift … sister to sister January 30, 2019By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith A sister gives the greatest gift of all to her sibling.
Changed landscape: Girls’ athletic programs at Catholic high schools elevate their game January 30, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The annual showcase basketball game between the Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy High School serves as another reminder of how far athletics have come at Catholic girls’ high schools.
Let the little children come to Mass January 29, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Children at Mass aren’t Catholics in training. They are Catholics. They are already members of our community. As one of our favorite priests once said, “Children aren’t the future of the Church. They are the Church.”
New York, abortion and a short route to chaos January 29, 2019By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Abandoning the convictions of one’s conscience in the exercise of one’s public duties is precisely equivalent to “I’m personally opposed but unwilling to take concrete action to instantiate my opposition.”
Special Olympian ‘a light that shines’ at Gambrills school January 29, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Schools Gogue is in her 15th year as a valued member of the Incarnation community, where she works in the after-school program and volunteers as a classroom helper.
Take my breath away: Skiing, mountains and Christ January 29, 2019By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall No matter how many times we may fall or mess up, Jesus is always right there to patiently lift us up, encourage us and give us new strength with his grace and his mercy!
Archbishop Lori leads Stations of the Cross during ‘Panama in the Capital’ event January 28, 2019By Norma Montenegro Flynn Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Panama 2019, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry As World Youth Day 2019 came to a close in Panama, about 1,400 young adults representing about 20 dioceses throughout the United States gathered Jan. 26 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to join in the joy, prayer and fellowship of the global event.