Calvert Hall athletics caps a spring to remember May 23, 2019By Todd Karpovich Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports At Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, athletes expect to play into late spring. That was never more evident than this year, when historic runs by the lacrosse and baseball teams capped a memorable season for the Christian Brothers school’s varsity programs. Calvert Hall had more than 200 athletes participate in six varsity sports, […]
Pastorate planning focuses on mission priorities May 21, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News Over the past 18 months, nine pilot pastorates and eight Phase IA pastorates have taken Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter and Pope Francis’ words in “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”) to heart, considering what it means to be a pastorate that is “suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation” and rethinking the “goals, structures, style and methods of evangelization in their respective communities.”
Meaning of ‘153 fish’/ Confirmation for developmentally disabled May 20, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions on confirmation for people with developmental disabilities and the significance of the number of fish caught by the apostles after they were commanded to cast their nets into the deep.
A graduation address by the rider-less Preakness horse, Bodexpress May 19, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized If you run the race you were meant to run, if you do it with heart and conviction and joy, you will discover you don’t need the winner’s circle. Because you will already have won.
Chicago archbishop apologizes for Farrakhan visit to Catholic Church May 19, 2019By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News The archbishop of Chicago apologized to the local Jewish community after a priest in the city invited the leader of the Nation of Islam to speak at his church, days after he was banned from Facebook for what it called hate speech.
Calvert Hall, Curley claim MIAA lacrosse titles with dominant performances May 18, 2019By Todd Karpovich Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Calvert Hall became the first lacrosse program to win three straight A Conference championships since the early 1950s with its 17-5 defeat of St. Mary’s.
How to celebrate Mother’s Day, losing teeth, little league lessons, and more (7 Quick Takes) May 17, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our Mother’s Day tradition is to go to the florist on the day before Mother’s Day to pick up a flowering basket for our back porch. It’s simple and fun and everyone enjoys it.
Garrett County parishioners maintain strong faith, serve others May 16, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Jean and Bill Schrider are active parishioners at Western Maryland’s St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland who volunteer in hospice ministry.
This summer let young and old climb aboard the same canoe! May 16, 2019By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary This summer, be intentional about bringing the generations in your family or neighborhood together.
Find the fun May 16, 2019By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional From now on, I will try to look for the positive things that are happening around me before it’s too late.
Wake Up: The real danger posed by the California confession bill May 15, 2019By Bishop Robert Barron Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Catholics should, of course, rise up in strenuous protest against this very aggressive incursion—but so should anyone who cares about the freedom of religion in our society.
Archdiocese, Review Board release 2018 reports on child and youth protection May 15, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News More than 30,000 adults and 39,000 children received safe environment training in the 2018 fiscal year, according to the annual child protection report from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
