St. Edward parishioner rallies seniors to spread wisdom January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News When St. Edward, Baltimore, parishioner Willie B. Harris Sr. retired from the Department of Defense 20 years ago, he knew he had to expend his pent-up energy in a productive manner.
Two writers duke it out on the subject of school sports January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary Catholic Review writer and parent Nancy Menefee Jackson, who volunteers as an assistant JV coach, thinks school sports practices are essential and recognizes the need for practices and games during holiday breaks. Catholic Review writer and parent Suzanne Molino Singleton thinks the opposite – free time is family time when kids deserve a break from school and the rigorous schedule it offers.
Philanthropist supports Mercy Medical Center January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Mary Catherine Bunting, the granddaughter of the founder of the Noxzema Chemical Co., never had to work.
Parish uses ground water to stop sky-high energy bills January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Local News, News Green means two things at St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore: air conditioning at virtually no cost, and heat in a way that spares the environment.
101-year-old Josephite priest, Father Robert O’Connell dies January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 27 for Father Robert O’Connell, S.S.J., who at 101 was the longest-lived Josephite priest, one who had served God for 66 years.
Priest recalls peaceful midnight Mass in a war zone January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News For the past 51 years as a priest, Father John Bauer, C.Ss.R., has looked forward to celebrating Midnight Mass on Christmas, and the most peaceful one for this Highlandtown native was in the middle of a war zone.
Baby Jesus returns January 19, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News He once was lost but now is found. The plastic baby Jesus figure that vandals ripped from the outdoor manger of a Timonium Nativity scene last January has been recovered and returned to Gil and Loretta Hoffman.
BRAC families will ‘invade’ Maryland January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Expect more people in the pews in 2011, thanks to the base realignment and closure (BRAC) initiative, which will bring an estimated 28,176 new households to Maryland. Business managers from Baltimore-area parishes and schools filled an Archdiocesan workshop Oct. 18 that featured speakers from Harford, Baltimore a
Beans & Bread to celebrate 30 years January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore When amateur actor and former Benedictine priest Benet Hanlon began working in a Fells Point theater in the late 1970s, he noticed a number of homeless men along the then-scrappy waterfront streets, got to know several of them and eventually rented a small row house on Aliceanna Street in 1977 in an effort to feed them.
Monsignor FitzGerald, 29-year navy man, celebrates anniversary January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Although his 40-year career spanned the globe and taught this priest four languages, Monsignor John L. FitzGerald is back in his native town of Baltimore doing what he knows best: ministering to seafarers. As a child, he attended St. Mark, Catonsville. Once ordained, he was assigned first to St. Matthew, Northwood, then St. Peter the Apostle, Baltimore.
Bishop Madden blesses altar at Sacred Heart of Jesus January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News When Bishop Denis J. Madden consecrated the white marble altar in the main church of Sacred Heart of Jesus July 21, the urban vicar became the second bishop to bless the ornate marble slab within the past 51 years.
St. Peter picnic is a hit in Western Maryland January 19, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate MCHENRY – Tightly holding a large waterlogged sponge in his fist, 9-year-old Isaac Fike wound up like Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard and launched the soggy missile towards its target. As other children squealed with delight, Isaac hit his mark on his first try – smack in the face of Father Donald Parson, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland. “If you want to go to heaven you’ll stop it,” shouted a smiling Father Parson, his soaked face poking through a cutout hole in a plywood angel figure topped with a halo. Father Michael Triplett, a newly ordained priest recently assigned to the parishes of Western Maryland, quickly jumped to Isaac’s defense.
