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: World Youth Day visits country steeped in our faith July 27, 2016By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary Poland is Catholic – spiritually and culturally. The faith is woven into the lives and fortunes of the people.
Amen: During the journey, don’t forget to look back July 5, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Amen, Commentary When Olivia Bonner, Sarah Conway and Benjamin Cummins graduated June 3, they had spent 15 years – approximately 5/6 of their lives – together.
Amen: Peaceful road warrior June 14, 2016By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Amen, Amen McMullen Commentary, Commentary, Local News What makes Tim Rubeling – and his younger sisters and their big brothers – walk?
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?
Pope Benedict XVI offers lesson in humility February 21, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary The goodness and humility witnessed by the future Baltimore archbishop were on display for all the world Feb. 11 when Pope Benedict XVI quietly announced in Latin that he would step down due to his advanced age and lack of stamina.
