National Adoption Month, the time change, a trip to First Fruits Farm, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Even before we were married, John and I had talked about adoption. But talking about adoption is not the same as deciding to adopt. Coming to that decision can be difficult, and I feel so fortunate that John and I came to it together.
Tell me a story November 7, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Stories help us incorporate memories and traditions into our family. They help us know who we are.
Ask a veteran: Military backgrounds benefit parishes, schools November 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic With Veterans Day Nov. 11, this installment of Positively Catholic looks at a Catholic school principal, a parish leader and a man studying to be a priest who took time to serve their country while continuing to serve God.
Loyola University Maryland enjoys record Fulbright crop November 7, 2019By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News With eight Fulbright Scholarship recipients for 2019, Loyola University Maryland has doubled its previous record for the prestigious awards.
Scatter the darkness November 7, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary As the days grow darker, both cosmically and metaphorically, the encouragement of the Holy Spirit shines forth with renewed clarity.
Calvert Hall’s depth, quality dominate MIAA cross country November 6, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports After dominating the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association cross country championships Nov. 5, Owen Johnson and his Calvert Hall teammates had an unconventional warm-down.
Sister Mary Montgomery, former co-superintendent of Baltimore Archdiocese schools, dies at 82 November 5, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Montgomery, who broke new ground as co-superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Oct. 29 in Wisconsin.
Sister Kathleen Tobin, OSF, taught in Rosedale November 5, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Kathleen Tobin, who had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 78 years, died Oct. 31 at age 102.
Sister Mary Patrick Costello, D.C., taught in Baltimore Archdiocese November 5, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries After teaching in New York and Washington, D.C., she taught at St. Martin School in Baltimore, 1967-76; St. Dominic School in Hamilton, 1982-90; and Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, 1990-92. From 2000 to 2003 and again from 2006 to 2009 she was the assistant at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg.
The gift of a shooting star November 5, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The other night our son was outside with his father, scanning the heavens, when a shooting star streaked across the sky.
Catholic bishops conference disinvites Bransfield from fall assembly November 4, 2019By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in consultation with the members of the USCCB Administrative Committee, has taken the highly unusual step of disinviting a fellow bishop from the conference’s fall general assembly.
Liberty Heights parishioner brings ‘youthful energy’ to outreach November 4, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate “Our church has a lot of power to change the community that we actually live in,” Hall said. “Since we have so much influence, we need to be back in the community, reaching out as best we can.”
