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.”
The Least of These: Welcoming the stranger June 26, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, Ministry, News, Urban Vicariate, Western Vicariate Fleeing El Salvador and a threat to her life, a young woman found refuge and new life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She is among the many immigrants welcomed by the Catholic Church.
Love over hate June 26, 2017By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Evangelization doesn’t simply mean getting someone to join our faith or our church. Evangelization is helping people to have such a relationship with Jesus that love becomes the heart of our lives.
Mercy High School offers international scope June 24, 2017By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools, Urban Vicariate Christine Joy “CJ” Escobar, a native of the Philippines, and Catherine Zuzarte, a first-generation Pakistani-American, often feel torn between the lands of their parents and their American community. At Baltimore’s Mercy High School, however, they always felt at home.
Summer reading, a drawing of the Easter Bunny, Father’s Day, and water balloons (7 Quick Takes) June 23, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ~1~ Summer is really here! We went to sign up for summer reading at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. The boys’ aunt (my sister) works there, so we always register there. It’s a terrific program—and I would say that even if we didn’t have an aunt working there. We always stop to see the fish […]
Fortnight for Freedom: Archbishop Lori urges faithful to work for ‘holiness of freedom and freedom for holiness’ June 22, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Feature, Fortnight for Freedom, Local News, News, Religious Freedom Archbishop Lori urged Catholics to develop in their hearts “the holiness of freedom and freedom for holiness – an irrepressible spirit of freedom, courage and mission that no earthly power can take away from us.”
Amen: Graduates introduced to greatness at Seton Keough June 22, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Amen, Commentary While Seton Keough has closed, Benton, Graves and Dambita – as well as their classmates and underclassmen – will keep the school’s spirit alive.
Why I love my Catholic faith June 21, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I love that as Catholics we can go to any Mass anywhere in the world and—even if it’s in another language, it’s the same. I love the beauty of our faith, the statues and the symbols, the bells and the candles, the holy water and the music.
The Hunger June 21, 2017By Robyn Barberry Filed Under: Blog, Unconditional I realized that I needed the comfort of my Lord and Savior more than I needed pancakes to provide sustenance for my journey home.
Mount de Sales graduate finds sense of community June 21, 2017By Karen Sampson Hoffman Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Schools From her volleyball teammates to her bandmates in productions of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Oliver!,” Zoe Kreisel found her community at Mount de Sales Academy.
Sister Mary Alvita Maguire, educator, dies at 94 June 21, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Alvita Maguire was offered June 7 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Sister Alvita died May 27; she was 94.
Question Corner: No heaven?/A vengeful God? June 20, 2017By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Is heaven a physical place? Is God vengeful? These are some of the questions Father Kenneth Doyle takes on in this edition of “Question Corner.”
