‘This is my body’: The Last Supper in art April 10, 2024By Corine Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary, Eucharist Great artists have used color and shape, shadow and light, to present their own interpretation of that fateful meal. They have frozen the scene in a single image, filled with nuance and symbolism.
TV Review: ‘The Gentlemen,’ streaming, Netflix April 10, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Can an aristocratic lifestyle and a secret narcotics business mix? According to both his eponymous 2020 film and its current small-screen variation, “The Gentlemen,” showrunner Guy Ritchie thinks they can.
First Ascent program to offer glimpse of life at Mount April 10, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Mount St. Mary’s University plans to give high school students a first-hand glimpse of life at a small Catholic liberal arts college in June.
St. Maria Goretti baseball coach Greg Eversole brings passion to role as mentor, teacher April 10, 2024By Todd Karpovich Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports Greg Eversole eventually became one of the most successful high school baseball coaches in the state at St. Maria Goretti Regional Catholic High School, which is closing at the end of this year. He was enshrined in the Maryland State Athletic Association Hall of Fame in January.
La comunidad de Baltimore honra la memoria de los seis trabajadores hispanos que perecieron en el derrumbe del puente April 9, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Una gran congregación asistió a un servicio de oración y vigilia el 8 de abril en la parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Highlandtown para acompañar a aquellos que perdieron a sus seres queridos en el colapso del puente Francis Scott Key el 26 de marzo, en el que perecieron seis trabajadores hispanos.
Catholic Dating and Relationship Conference set for April 13 April 9, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News Catholic singles looking to learn more on how to navigate their dating journey so they can pick the best possible spouse are invited to a first-of-its-kind Dating and Relationship Conference set for April 13 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Baltimore community honors the memory of six Hispanic workers who perished in bridge collapse April 9, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Feature, Local News, News A large congregation attended a prayer service and vigil April 8 at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Parish in Highlandtown to accompany those who lost their loved ones in the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in which six Hispanic workers perished.
Baltimore native Father Michael Martin to take helm of Charlotte diocese April 9, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin became the first graduate of the Northeast Baltimore High School named a bishop and the second former principal of the school to take the reins of one of the region’s major dioceses.
Old truth, new insight: Cardinal says human dignity text is result of growth April 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of the content of the 12,700-word text is not new Catholic teaching.
Capitol Hill prayer service ties together mental health and faith April 9, 2024By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News In the nation’s capital — where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government service, in legal and other professions, and individuals and families — St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosted a “Come as You Are” Holy Week Prayer Service for Mental Health March 26.
Movie Review: ‘The First Omen’ April 9, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Rosemary’s baby gets some competition in “The First Omen” (20th Century), director and co-writer Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel to a horror franchise that dates all the way back to 1976. While, like its long-ago predecessor, the film makes exploitative use of religion, this is overshadowed by the hideous deaths it showcases.
Everyone has the same human dignity no matter what, cardinal says April 9, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being — independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin — possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected, said the dicastery’s prefect.
