A glimpse into Archbishop O’Brien’s playful side August 29, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex The archbishop has a well-earned reputation as a serious-minded and devoted leader who gives everything he has in service of a Church he loves. Yet, there’s another side to him – a playful side that endears him those who know him.
New All Saints helps fill supermarket void in city August 25, 2011By Kyle Taylor Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News The Howard Park Community’s collective voice has been heard, and their prayers are on the verge of being answered.
‘Chicago’ rock musician brings St. Alphonsus’s music to life August 25, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Putting Ray Herrmann on stage is like uncorking a bottle of champagne.
All together now: ‘I love my cross, I love my beads’ August 16, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex Published in 1925, the yellowed and crumbling “Manual of Select Catholic Hymns and Devotions” had been tucked away on a dusty choir-loft shelf alongside stacks of old, unused sheet music. The hymnal’s binding had been broken long ago – a sign of frequent use in a parish that was once among the largest and most […]
Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrates first Mass with added communities August 11, 2011By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News When it was first announced in February that St. Michael Parish in Fells Point was closing and joining an expanding bilingual community at Sacred Heart of Jesus a mile away in Highlandtown, longtime parishioner Pamela Perc wasn’t sure what to do.
Cumberland parish named a shrine August 3, 2011By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien issued a July 18 decree establishing Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland as an archdiocesan shrine. The shrine was established as a place of pilgrimage and to “foster the unique Catholic history of the Cumberland area,” the archbishop said.
Historic St. Michael Church closes in Fells Point July 31, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Despite Deacon Richard Novak’s familiar injunction to “go in peace to love and serve the Lord,” few parishioners seemed eager to leave following the July 31 morning Mass at St. Michael in Fells Point.
Father Hemler, Fallston pastor, mourned at 74 July 28, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Edward B. Hemler, longtime pastor of St. Mark in Fallston and a former leader in Catholic education, died July 24 after suffering years of declining health.
Special report: Deep-rooted Polish faith faces secular challenge July 21, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Arts & Culture, Local News, News, World News Poland, one of Europe most Catholic nations, is facing new challenge in the practice of the faith as more people turn to Western secularization.
SPECIAL REPORT: Baltimore has special connection to popularizing devotion to the Infant of Prague July 14, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News, World News Every year, more than 1 million pilgrims from around the globe travel to the Czech Republic, praying in front of the Infant of Prague. They carry on a practice that stretches back hundreds of years.
Our Lady of the Butterflies July 14, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, The Narthex An image of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child is made out of African butterfly wings. (CR Staff/George P. Matysek Jr.) One of the great joys of my recent pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland was meeting Father Anastasio Roggero. The Carmelite priest, who shepherds the Church of Our Lady Victorious […]
Father Corapi says he won’t leave Montana to live with order in Texas July 11, 2011By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Father John Corapi said he will not follow the order of his religious superior to leave his home in Montana to live in community with his fellow priests.
