Seven children, two outreaches begun for Knights Family of the Year August 8, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News A little more than two decades after they met at an ice cream social on the second day of class at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, Ryan and Elizabeth Young head the Knights of Columbus International Family of the Year.
Archdiocesan leader in human resources dies at 75 August 8, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Hired by Archbishop William D. Borders in 1979 as director of personnel services for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Kelly worked for 24 years at the Catholic Center in the field of human resources.
Why is Michael a saint?/ Ashes of a non-Catholic August 8, 2018By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about why St. Michael the Archangel is a saint and whether a Catholic can be involved in scattering the ashes of a non-Catholic loved one who requests it.
Knights’ donations, volunteer hours and members keep growing, CEO says August 8, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News Carl Anderson told the Knights at the annual gathering that they gave more than $185 million dollars to charity last year, an $8 million increase from the previous year and one of the largest yearly increases in the organization’s history.
Local flavor spices up Knights of Columbus convention in Baltimore August 7, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News The opening Mass included 100 bishops and 200 priests, with approximately 2,200 Knights and their wives in attendance.
When people ask us to pray August 7, 2018By Suzanna Molino Singleton Filed Under: Blog, Snippets of Faith The next time someone asks you to pray for something or someone specifically, it is because that suggestion is significant to him or her. Let’s really hear the petition … pray it … and mean it.
How much is that doggy in the window? August 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our 8-year-old wants a dog. He’d probably settle for a cat, but he really wants a dog.
Knights of Columbus land in Baltimore, bearing $1 million gift August 6, 2018By Lisa Harlow Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate Supreme Knight Carl Anderson presented the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a $1 million gift from the Knights for a new K-8 school to be built on Baltimore’s west side.
Archbishop Lori blesses radio station on first anniversary August 4, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Archbishop William E. Lori marked the first anniversary of radio station WVTO 92.7 LP-FM by celebrating Mass at St. Benedict Parish, and blessing the radio studio on the second floor of the parish center July 29.
St. Bernardine parishioner offers comfort with meals August 3, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Black Catholic Ministry, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate As a child, Jo Ann Thomas watched her grandmother cook for the retired Josephite priests and brothers in residence at St. Joseph’s Manor in Roland Park. Those memories of growing up around the Josephites (her mother served them as a nurse) surround Thomas when she cooks with commercial-sized pots and pans in the kitchen of […]
Rooting for the Orioles, a rainbow, a sunset, a trip to the Green Dragon, school supply shopping, and more (7 Quick Takes) August 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We’ve had a mixture of rain and sun this week, and one night I slipped out of the house to run to the store for strawberries.
Maryland Catholic Conference opposes Maryland Constitutional Amendment on abortion August 2, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Jennifer Briemann, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, said lawmakers and voters should be greatly concerned about House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch’s plan to introduce legislation establishing a woman’s “right” to abortion via a Maryland Constitutional Amendment on the 2020 ballot.
