Harassment: What’s changed? November 1, 2017By Effie Caldarola Filed Under: Commentary, For the Journey, Guest Commentary Do we respect the competence and leadership of females? Do we hold the powerful accountable for sexual misconduct?
Amen: Keepsakes amid detritus November 1, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News There is a reason the obituary section is dubbed the Irish sports pages; for me, there is nothing melancholy about remembering absent friends.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Nov. 2 November 1, 2017By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Urban Vicariate Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Nov. 2 at St. Veronica, 806 Cherry Hill Road in Cherry Hill.
All Saints Day is a holy day of the Catholic Church October 31, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments All Saints Day, a solemnity set aside by the Catholic Church to honor saints known and unknown, will be celebrated Nov. 1.
Trick or treat: Procrastinating and still mostly winning at Halloween (Five Favorites) October 30, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window How is it Halloween already? Here are five tricks-or-treats (you decide) as we head into this fun-filled holiday.
Former local superior of Daughters of Charity dies October 30, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Celeste Donohue, who served as an educator and local superior of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, died Oct. 16 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92, and had spent 74 years with the order.
Retired Father Bochenek still shares wit, bedside manner October 30, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The 72-year-old retired pastor of St. Brigid continues to share his gifts, which include bad puns, a self-deprecating wit and extremely sharp recall.
Chaperoning a field trip to St. Mary’s City, our first family hotel stay, a poetry reading, and The Irish Blessing (7 Quick Takes) October 27, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Ever been to St. Mary’s City? I hadn’t gone until this week when I chaperoned a fourth grade field trip there.
Preach the Gospel at all times (and without any exceptions) October 27, 2017By Hanael Bianchi Filed Under: Blog, Fertile Soil Sharing our faith is also an inherent aspect of being a Catholic. Are you a Catholic? Do you believe it is good to be a Catholic? If so, how can you not share the faith with everyone?
Sister Mary Elko dies at 92 October 27, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate, Western Vicariate Sister Mary Elko, who gave 49 of the 73 years she spent as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to missions in Bolivia and nine years to a hospital in Baltimore, died Sept. 22 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92.
No greater love October 26, 2017By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life In a moving commentary, the father of a fallen soldier says his son’s death was not the random victim of some meaningless accident. He deliberately risked his life to protect others. He was a hero.
The Least Religious Generation in U.S. History: A Reflection on Jean Twenge’s “iGen” October 26, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry As late as 2004, 84 percent of young adults said that they regularly prayed; by 2016, fully one fourth of that same age cohort said that they never pray.
