Conversation and a cup of tea July 3, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church When I mention my sister’s baby girl, her eyes light up with pleasure. A few minutes later when she asks about my sister, she is surprised – and ecstatic – to hear that she has a baby.
A painful, necessary reminder July 3, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop While “The Keepers” does not accurately reflect the actions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it does highlight what is most important to me for the victims of Joseph Maskell and that is their own personal healing.
Summer in full swing, snowballs, and socializing at kids’ birthday parties (7 Quick Takes) June 30, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ~1~ With 12 full weeks between the end of one school year and the start of the next, we have a carefully woven tapestry of sitters and camps and time hanging at home with my husband and me. This week included Bible Camp, and the boys had even more fun than they expected to—though I […]
Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies June 29, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.
A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom June 29, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Word on Fire It is a peculiarity of Catholic theology that a couple exchanging vows at their wedding Mass do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament.
Archbishop Lori makes clergy appointments for July June 29, 2017By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Appointments, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announces the retirement of Father Joseph Cosgrove and new assignments for several permanent deacons.
Bishop Madden celebrates 50 years as a priest June 29, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate The archbishop called Bishop Madden “the whole package,” noting that his simplicity of dedication was inspiring.
Waiting on our hydrangea and learning a lesson in patience June 28, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window What is it about hydrangeas? I can’t say they’re my favorite flowers because I’ve said that about azaleas and forsythia and roses and tulips, and I’m obviously very fickle.But we did have hydrangeas on the tables at our wedding, lovely blue blossoms I cut from the bush in my parents’ yard and inserted into dollar-store […]
Nationally recognized youth minister from Baltimore dies at 52 June 28, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry “He was a preacher, but he was also a strategic thinker. He was always asking, ‘What does it take to do youth ministry well?’ and ‘What’s the vision here?’ ”
My journey from Platform 9¾: How I first encountered Harry Potter June 26, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As a young newspaper reporter in Southcentral Pennsylvania back in July 1999, I was assigned to go to a bookstore on a Friday night for a book release party. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was coming out, and dozens of children were expected to attend—in costume and full of excitement.I had heard of […]
Father Kevin Ewing ordained to priesthood in joyful ceremony June 26, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Campus Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Father Ewing exhibited a demeanor of peace and joy as he processed down the center aisle of the cathedral toward what promises to be his greatest adventure, a lifetime as a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Tempered by faith, St. John’s Catholic Prep grad pursues greatness June 26, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools, Western Vicariate “My favorite classes,” said Michael Wohlfarth, salutatorian at St. John’s Catholic Prep, “were the ones that gave me a taste of what I might want to do with my life.”
