New triptych icon has origins in Archdiocese of Baltimore August 16, 2022By Nancy Menefee Jackson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Protected from light but available to visitors in Ann Arbor, Mich., a triptych icon graces the chapel of the motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. What the casual visitor might not know is that the icon was commissioned by a now-deceased parishioner from Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City.
LCWR president outlines ‘map-shaping’ concepts for future of religious life August 16, 2022By Soli Salgado Catholic News Service Filed Under: Consecrated Life, News, Vocations, World News Staring down a future of uncertainty, religious life finds itself in need of a map, the outgoing president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious told the organization’s members.
Movie Review: ‘Slaves and Kings’ looks at life of 19th-century Spanish saint August 15, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The social strife that roiled Spain, both during the 19th century and in the lead-up to that nation’s tragic 1936-39 civil war, serves as the background for the biography “Slaves and Kings”.
Principal calls vandalism at Catholic school in Washington ‘a hate crime’ August 15, 2022By Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Schools, World News St. Anthony Catholic School in Northeast Washington has been vandalized twice in less than a week in what the principal of the school is calling “a hate crime.”
Más allá de la frontera, la espera para reunificación familiar es larga August 15, 2022By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español La voz de Jorge Alvarenga parece quebrantarse un poco cuando el joven de 31 años comienza a recordar y hablar sobre la última vez que vio a su madre en El Salvador. Él tenía 14 años. Ella estaba en la en ya estaba bien en camino en su segunda década de vida. Todavía estaba oscuro cuando ella subió a un auto.
Sister Bernadette Wilson, L.S.P., dies at 71 August 15, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Little Sister of the Poor Bernadette Wilson will be offered Aug. 17 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. Sister Bernadette died Aug. 12. She was 71.
Pope: Mary teaches primacy of humility over power, success August 15, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mary’s humble life and example are a testament to the triumph of service and love over power and success, Pope Francis said.
Pope warns Somalia at risk of famine, appeals for aid August 15, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are at risk of famine due to severe drought.
Catholic agencies feel pinch of fewer donations for school-supply drives August 15, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Schools, World News The National Retail Federation reported in June that school-supply prices were expected to increase by 40 percent and one loan company said 37 percent of parents with school-age children said they are unable to afford back-to-school shopping.
Trying to emerge from my beach daze…er…days (7 Quick Takes) August 14, 2022By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window We spent last week at Rehoboth Beach, enjoying a beautiful week of cousin craziness
RADIO INTERVIEW: Solemnity of the Assumption/World Youth Day August 13, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Joining us to talk about the significance of this feast is Monsignor Charles Mangan, a theology professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg. Angelus Virata, director of evangelization at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, talks about special Assumption events planned for the basilica. She also has information for young adults about local and international activities connected to World Youth Day.
Brother Floyd Warwick, F.S.C., former Calvert Hall teacher, dies August 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Brother Floyd, who held a bachelor’s degree from La Salle College, served as an educator at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson from 1965 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2015. He also ministered in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
