‘Light of hope’: Cardinal Keeler, basilica restorer, interfaith leader, dies at 86 March 23, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News, Obituaries Cardinal William H. Keeler, 14th archbishop of Baltimore and international leader in Catholic-Jewish relations, died March 23.
A warm welcome at Mass March 19, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’ve never paid much attention to what greeters do before Mass. I always smile at them and say hello, maybe compliment a scarf or comment on the weather. Still, I hadn’t really considered it a significant job.At our parish’s Scout Mass this week, though, Daniel was a greeter, and he
Question Corner: Substituting penitential practice?/Creating fake identity March 16, 2017By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, News, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about penitential practice and creating a false identity.
Politicians Are People Too (Why we should welcome the #bipartisanroadtrip) March 16, 2017By Julie Walsh Filed Under: Blog, News, The Space Between Other than the BBC Dad story (which makes me laugh to the point of tears pretty much every time I watch it), my favorite story of the week is of the #bipartisanroadtrip – a two-day drive undertaken by Texas Congressmen Will Hurd (a Republican) and Beto O’Rourke (a Democrat). The two men, who don’t
Coffee & Doughnuts with Marylou Yam March 15, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coffee & Doughnuts, Local News, News Marylou Yam, president of Notre Dame of Maryland University, sits down with the Catholic Review.
Monsignor Armstrong remembered for ‘forming friendships in Christ’ March 13, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Cardinal Stafford praised Monsignor Robert Armstrong’s welcoming spirit to people in the parishes he served.
Why we’re laughing at the BBC interview with Professor Robert Kelly March 11, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, News, Open Window When I was watching the footage of the BBC interview with Professor Robert Kelly, and his daughter came dancing into the room—followed by her baby brother in a walker—I couldn’t help but laugh. But I wasn’t laughing at his predicament, or his wife’s, as she swoops in to scoop up
Amen: Father Mike’s field hospital March 10, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News, Urban Vicariate “Some focus on a specific issue, Father Bialek said of Father Mike Orchik. “He wants to help all people, regardless of their situation.”
Monsignor Armstrong, beloved rector of Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, dies at 81 March 9, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries “The church asked him to become a father to the people of God and he did that extraordinarily well,” Father Seitz said.
Happiness isn’t everything (Part Two) March 9, 2017By Julie Walsh Filed Under: Blog, The Space Between The other day I wrote a piece on happiness, on how transient and subjective it is, and how it therefore makes a poor measure for determining the worth of a thing. (In that case, I was mostly referring to the ‘thing’ of reproductive technologies – efforts that aim to
Record number of students rally for school choice in Annapolis March 2, 2017By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Nearly 1,400 students rallied on Lawyers Mall and directly engaged their legislators in support of the BOOST scholarship program.
Notre Dame Prep headmistress who ushered school into 21st Century dies at 87 March 1, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Christine Marie Mulcahy of the School Sisters of Notre Dame was remembered for both her leadership of Notre Dame Preparatory School and of her congregation.
