All in the OLPH family May 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The seventh Hildreth sibling is set to graduate from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ellicott City.
A project worth continuing May 6, 2019By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom God never gives up on us. God didn’t create us out of curiosity. God created us out of love.
Faith formation class focuses on children with special needs May 6, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Disabilities Ministry, Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic “I just feel like they deserve to have sacraments and a relationship with Jesus like everyone else,” said Michele Poligardo, the CCASTA administrator for religious education. “These students with special needs are encountering Jesus through their teens (mentors) and through the acceptance and love they find in this program, and that’s what religious education should be – a way for our students to encounter a loving, forgiving God.”
Sister Mildred McCloskey, IHM, who taught in Dundalk, dies at age 100 May 6, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered April 27 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa., for Sister Mildred McCloskey, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Former Ellicott City principal and area teacher dies at 86 May 6, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Joan Bocklet, a vowed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 66 years who spent a combined 17 years serving schools in East Baltimore, Rodgers Forge and Ellicott City, died at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore April 17.
A prayer gathering for a baby on the way, chaperoning a field trip, dipping chocolate, and more (7 Quick Takes) May 4, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window If you have come to one of my parties, you know that what I focus my energy on are the favors, inviting people the morning of the event, designing veggie trays, and scrambling to get the rest of the food together at the last minute.
Mary, Mother of the Church May 3, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary Invaluable to the Christian life is a warm and loving devotion to Mary, the Mother of God.
Mercy High School alumna lives her Catholic faith by teaching others May 3, 2019By Elizabeth Lowe Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News, Schools One of the most important lessons of Christianity that Becky Egan Hogg tries to convey to her religion students at Mercy High School in Baltimore is God’s unconditional love.
A surprise package from a friend May 2, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window A few weeks ago our friend Annie traveled to Israel to visit family there. Her airplane landed there on Palm Sunday, and she even texted me from the airport to tell me she was there.
A question sprung from the garden May 2, 2019By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary We celebrate, we loudly proclaim “Alleluia,” but we also hover in that upper room, wondering what this event means for the rest of our lives. As Christians, it is the question we cannot deny or avoid. It’s the pivotal question of our entire existence.
#IAmCatholic: Archdiocesan movement helps people share faith experiences May 2, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore has launched a new website to help people share their experience of the Catholic faith.
The four kinds of helpers: A parable from the kitchen May 2, 2019By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional Most of all, ask yourself, “what role should I play in serving God?” The answer is simple. Show up and give everything you’ve got.
