The mysterious church on the edge of the world August 17, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Word on Fire I have discovered now through direct experience, though I had certainly sensed it through photographs, that it is practically impossible to gaze at Mont Saint-Michel without falling into mystical reverie.
Stepping into the ocean and our beach vacation August 17, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The beach is a place full of wonder. The ocean is magnificent, powerful, and moving with a rhythm all its own.
Look, up in the sky, it’s an eclipse August 16, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Baltimore Boomer, Blog Whatever happens, darkness at the break of 2:48 p.m. Aug. 21 is going to be another grand moment with creation.
Sister M. Evelyn Howard, IHM, Catonsville teacher, dies at 89 August 16, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Obituaries Sister M. Evelyn Howard taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1984 to 1991.
After Charlottesville, Archbishop Lori prays for justice and peace before Baltimore City Council August 15, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, Urban Vicariate, Video “Give us the courage to excise from our midst anger, violence, hatred and bigotry, and the underlying sin of racism that is still so prevalent in our midst,” Archbishop Lori prayed.
‘The World Needs Heroes’ August 14, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Narthex, Vocations, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.
Reflecting on Charlottesville: Looking for light in the darkness August 14, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized It forced me to recognize that racism is real, not just under hoods, but in so many large structural ways and in small daily encounters we take for granted. And I realized that I do not know how to respond to racism, even when I am confronted by it.
State Catholic Conference directors leave Annapolis with ideas, perspective August 14, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Local News, News State Catholic Conference directors from 36 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, gathered July 31-Aug. 2 in Maryland’s capital city to discuss a variety of common concerns to those who assist local bishops with public policy.
Archbishop Lori to celebrate Solemnity of the Assumption at Baltimore Basilica August 14, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Urban Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation, with a special 12:10 p.m. Mass Aug. 15 at the Baltimore Basilica.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops’ call for peace in wake of deadly white nationalist rally August 14, 2017By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News “We must all work together to end the scourge of racism,” Archbishop William E. Lori said, “and unite for the common good of all. Racism must be countered with love and respect.”
A trip to the beach, a slip and slide, a peach cake realization, and what we’re reading this summer (7 Quick Takes) August 12, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window We are just back from an amazing trip to the beach, where we saw some beautiful sunsets. You might think I would have more time to write while on vacation, but every night we sort of forgot about putting our children to bed until it was so late that all I wanted to do was fall into bed myself.
Weigel’s new book recounts “unexpected” connection to St. John Paul II August 10, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary How did a Baltimore boy get connected to Pope John Paul II, and how did he come to write “Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II,” published in the fall of 1999, and “The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II—The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.” Listen to George Weigel talk about his new book, “Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II,” on “Catholic Baltimore.
