Spring cleaning with the ‘Trash Bashers’ April 30, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Feature The Trash Bashers of St. Mary of the Assumption in Govans take pride in their attempts to beautify York Road.
Amen: Love and sex in a poisonous culture April 11, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Campus Ministry, Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Young Adult Ministry “People really want to be challenged to be better than even they think they can be,” Father Matthew Buening said.
Amen: Can Big Brother make you virtuous? February 9, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary A government can’t make its citizens virtuous by bribing them or threatening them with punishment.
Amen: Transform young hearts into places of prayer November 29, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Praying with young children doesn’t have to be intimidating. There are moments throughout the day that can be turned into opportunities to teach little ones about God.
Amen: Jesus misses you August 30, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Baltimore Basilica, Commentary Eucharistic adoration at the Baltimore Basilica is in trouble. See what you can do to help – and grow closer to Christ.
Amen: Daddy-daughter time March 8, 2016By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary ‘Woof-woofs,’ polkas and prayers offer life lessons for father of 15-month-old girl.
Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner October 29, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present.
Awash in hope October 9, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Sports If you want to meet some of the most passionate and quirky fans in baseball, come to Section 336 in the upper deck of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Amen: Dying doing what you love June 17, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary In attempting his 20th crossing June 8, my cousin began having problems about a mile into the swim. Rescuers could not revive him, and he died at age 58. He leaves behind a wife of 31 years.
Babe Ruth’s diamond February 12, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary One hundred years ago on St. Valentine’s Day, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. began his meteoric rise in professional baseball when he signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles.
Of haberdasheries and ‘Death Dust’ August 15, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary For years, a tattered and taped copy of the Aug. 30, 1902, issue of The Catholic Mirror has jockeyed for attention on my sometimes-cluttered desk at the Catholic Review.
This Priest Appreciation Day, thank priests who change lives May 29, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary Father Dale Picarella had just finished greeting a mob of parishioners at the end of Mass when I approached him in the sacristy with a special request. Would he visit my mother at Bayview Medical Center in East Baltimore as she was recovering from cancer surgery?
