Volunteers help beautify cemetery, install memorial to victims of Great Irish Famine April 30, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Concerned citizens have formed a group to revitalize St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery. During a Spring cleaning event, a memorial for Great Famine victims was installed.
Southwest Baltimore girls excel in school with help of sponsors April 30, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Video Mary Catherine Bunting was honored for her donation of $1 million for the school’s first endowed scholarship.
Loyola Blakefield closes April 30 for law enforcement investigation April 30, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools Loyola Blakefield in Towson closed April 30 to allow local law enforcement “to assess the source and validity of threatening posts on social media,” according to an April 30 statement from the Jesuit school.
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.
