North Bay: My true figure April 30, 2018By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional I held a North Bay essay contest for my 6th grade class and, though every essay was a work of art, I thought this one really captured the layers and depth of personal growth that occurred for many of my students at North Bay.
Western Maryland Distinctive Scholars excel April 29, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate Jin is one of 12 students participating in Bishop Walsh School’s international program, Sinamericademy, which welcomes students from China to live on campus.
Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau April 29, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Feature, The Narthex The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.
Chalk drawings, children who grow too quickly, and highlights of a full week in rhyme (7 Quick Takes) April 28, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Let’s wrap up National Poetry Month with 7 Quick Takes in rhyme!
St. Frances Academy removes Cosby name from building April 27, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools St. Frances Academy in Baltimore has removed the name of its community center that honored a donation made by comedian and actor Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille.
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year April 26, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Movie & Television Reviews, Word on Fire I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
The church exists to evangelize April 26, 2018By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop It’s not that most Catholics reject outright the call to spread the Gospel; it’s more that they decline to participate in it, often because they themselves have never been evangelized and adequately catechized.
My moo-ving experience with some cows April 25, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex Has your car ever been rocked back and forth by vigorous bovine tongues? Mine has. Here’s the story.
Holy Cows: Partnership in Howard County aids those in need in Baltimore City April 25, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Part of the shrine’s acreage was leased for farming that used pesticides. Upon re-evaluating, the friars determined that the current usage was not cohesive with the message of the Franciscans on being stewards of the land.
Glyndon student wins with essay April 25, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools “As Americans,” Karolina wrote in her essay, “we are proud of our freedoms, we are admired for our freedoms, and we are hated for our freedoms.”
An open letter to the Duchess of Cambridge: In praise of third children April 24, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Kate, you may think you have this parenting thing down by now, but you are in for a treat. Because now you and Prince William are parents to a third child.
Haiti alumna’s story: 15 years later April 24, 2018By Abby Taylor Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Missions I always knew I wanted a life of being immersed in other cultures, and one week in Haiti only completely confirmed this.
