Monsignor Valenzano, basilica rector who touched the lives of thousands, succumbs to cancer September 6, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano, basilica rector and a man described by Archbishop Lori as a priest of “tremendous pastoral love,” died Sept. 5.
Praise Jesus for Monsignor Valenzano September 6, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Blog, The Narthex When a doctor told Treasa and me two years ago that our unborn baby likely wouldn’t live for more than a day or two after his birth, one of the first people I called was Monsignor Arthur Valenzano.
Remembering Monsignor Valenzano September 6, 2015By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As my sister’s matron of honor, I had several responsibilities on the altar at her wedding. I had to adjust the bride’s train on her dress, hold the bouquet, adjust the train again, head down the aisle to bring up the gifts, hand back the bouquet, and adjust the train
Catholic Schools Convocation encourages archdiocesan educators to ‘rise above’ August 21, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News Dr. Barbara McGraw Edmondson used AOB teacher’s words as she spoke at the 2015 Catholic Schools Convocation.
Hands made for ministry August 5, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations “What is it that you hope to accomplish as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore?” Deacon Miguel Sainz’s thoughtful answer to that question would have bombed in a job interview, but it helped secure a spot in one of the archdiocese’s early classes for the permanent diaconate.
Callum researched, shared story of Maryland black Catholics July 29, 2015By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries St. Francis Xavier Church in East Baltimore bade farewell July 28 to the scholar who made its rich history come alive.
Lead post-Vatican II architect dies at 84 July 23, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News, Obituaries William L. Gaudreau, a leading post-Vatican II architect who designed many churches, school buildings and other structures in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died July 6 of heart failure at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Baltimore. He was 84.
In Drew Forrester, Philadelphia pilgrims in good hands July 18, 2015By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Now Forrester is entrusted with getting hundreds from the Archdiocese of Baltimore to Philadelphia Sept. 27, for the only public Mass Pope Francis will celebrate on his first visit to the U.S.
Monsignor Feild, longtime Taneytown pastor, retires at 82 July 9, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations After 20 years as pastor of St. Joseph and 56 years in active ministry as a priest, Monsignor Feild retired July 1 and took up residence at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium.
Catholic Review Column: After Charleston, Still Much Work to Be Done June 25, 2015By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary “Racism is an evil which endures in our society and in our Church.” These words were included in the 1979 pastoral letter of the U.S. Catholic bishops, “Brothers and Sisters to Us.” Sadly, they remain relevant and true some 36 years later. In that letter, the U.S. bishops named racial prejudice as a grave sin […]
Archbishop Lori joins local Catholic leaders in welcoming encyclical on ecology June 19, 2015By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Environment, Local News, News Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.”
Father Thomas Loftus put preaching into practice June 5, 2015By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Thomas Brendan Loftus, who served at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, was remembered for the personal commitment behind his strident preaching.
