Say ‘yes’ to God’s plan December 26, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As we look at the New Year ahead of us, it’s impossible to know what opportunities and challenges we will encounter during the next 365 days. We have no choice but to say yes to all of it, even the unknowns.
This Christmas, rediscover silence and God December 24, 2017By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom At Christmas we get to celebrate God made man in the fullness of time. May we one day be able to celebrate the God who lives in us and through us all the time.
Keeping our focus on Him December 23, 2017By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall Can you imagine your life without Christ? Without Jesus? How different everything – everything! – indeed would be.
CR welcomes staff writers December 23, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News The Catholic Review welcomed two new staff writers in late 2017, Ricardo “Rico” De Silva and Emily Rosenthal.
Fire only serves to forge spirit, OLPH outreach of Ellicott City family December 22, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Video After being displaced from a house fire, the Hendersons continue to serve the homeless population of Baltimore.
Counting down to Christmas, snowmen, skewers, scarves, and an adoption trip memory (7 Quick Takes) December 21, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Before I was a mother, I thought Christmas countdowns were cute and decorative and fun. Now I think they exist so parents can direct their children to the nearest countdown feature.
Baltimore schools’ interfaith partnership spreads ‘kindness to all’ December 21, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students from Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore teamed up with students from Al-Rahmah School, an Islamic school in western Baltimore County, to prepare lunches for those in need Dec. 19. (
Archbishop Lori recalls Christmases past, looks back at 2017 December 21, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary Archbishop William E. Lori recalled that midnight Mass was the highlight of the family Christmas celebrations. The parish where he grew up had a particularly beautiful choir that helped make the Mass a memorable event, even as a kid.
Small Miracle: However long they have him, family cherishes its youngest December 20, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Video The D’Orazio family, parishioners of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, see their infant son, Leo, as a gift from God. Leo suffers from a rare condition that is likely to make his earthly life brief.
Archbishop Lori provides invocation for Helping Up Mission improvements December 20, 2017By Rico De Silva Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News According to Mike Rallo, director of spiritual life for the Helping Up Mission, a faith-based institution with an approach that seeks to help the whole person, it houses more than 400 men.
Christmas Mass schedule announced for Baltimore bishops December 20, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori and the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s auxiliary bishops will celebrate Christmas with various Catholic communities.
Tidings of comfort and joy December 19, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window This week we are lighting the pink candle on our Advent wreath as we say, “Gaudete!”