A little slice of Ireland: Irish soda bread recipe March 16, 2018By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Recipes It’s not St. Patrick’s Day until I’ve filled the house with the smell of freshly baked Irish soda bread, full of that distinctive caraway seed flavor and the soft raisins. Yum.
Day of Reconciliation is March 19 March 16, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will have a special opportunity to go to confession on a Day of Reconcilation, scheduled for March 19.
Pope’s representative to U.S. addresses seminarians at Mount St. Mary’s March 16, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, Vocations “(The future priest) must have the ability to see where mercy is needed and the healthy zeal to make himself readily available to apply the healing balm of God’s mercy with the love of a genuine father and pastor,” Archbishop Pierre said.
Baltimore’s Sister Mary Madonna Gies, R.S.M., dies at 89 March 16, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered March 10 for Sister of Mercy Mary Madonna Gies at the Villa in Timonium. A Baltimore native who spent most of her ministry teaching in area schools, she died March 7 at age 89 after 72 years as a Sister of Mercy.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore, pro sports and the Sabbath March 16, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Commentary, Local News, News, Our Back Pages, Sports The era of “blue laws” restricted most business operations on Sunday. In the city, that meant Major League Baseball and National Football League games could not start before 2:05 p.m.
Catholics, Lutherans unite in prayer at St. Mary’s Seminary and University March 16, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Local News, News Catholic and Lutheran leaders came together for a service at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Professional photos, 17 for dinner, a spontaneous date night, and a photobombing selfie (7 Quick Takes) March 15, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We haven’t had professional photos taken of the boys in almost four years, so I scheduled a shoot last week, got them all dressed up, went to the mall, and they posed for the camera.
The day I thought a shooter was on campus March 14, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary In a split second, the place that we called home could have become one in a list of many: Sandy Hook, Oklahoma City, Columbine, the World Trade Center, the Boston Marathon and now Parkland. It only takes one person with malicious intent to uproot and destroy lives.
Maryvale joins other Catholic schools in honoring victims of gun violence March 14, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Silently and reverently, students from Maryvale Preparatory School pressed red flags into the ground outside their school as the names of victims of last month’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., were read during a March 14 prayer service.
Former Yankee star and Mount St. Joseph graduate headlines Catholic Men’s Conference March 13, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, Men, News, Video Father Charles Canterna shared the powerful story of the conversion of a a convicted murderer who was the last person to be executed in Maryland.
Marylanders march for life in Annapolis March 13, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Video In the midst of a wintry mix and cold temperatures, faithful Marylanders marched in Annapolis for the state’s March for Life March 12.
Let’s do lunch (even if there’s not time) March 12, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I stopped at the grocery store, bought way too much food so she’d have enough for a few days’ worth of lunches, and headed to her house.
