Theater program hits new highs at Immaculate Conception March 15, 2023By Robyn Barberry Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The cast and crew of 50 Immaculate Conception students from grades four to eight has been preparing for “Oliver! JR” since September – and it shows.
Leap of faith: Jesuit priest is a master of Irish song and dance March 8, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Irish dance is both individual and communal, Father Frain said, much like the practice of the Catholic faith.
Young organist at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen is ‘remarkable talent’ March 2, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Kuzepski follows in a long line of esteemed organists at the cathedral, but what makes the Delaware native different from his predecessors and what can be somewhat shocking to visitors is his age.
Are Catholics ready for the new AI evangelization? February 18, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Evangelization, Feature, News, World News Bishops, clergy and lay catechists are still as indispensable to the church with AI tools just as they were when the church started putting the Gospels to pen and paper.
Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music January 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, seeks entries from Catholic composers, poets and songwriters for Catholic music, with a particular emphasis on texts that focus on the Eucharist or the church’s unity as the body of Christ.
‘Silent Night’ put town on map; chapel memorializing carol draws tourists December 24, 2022By Ann M. Augherton Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, News, World News The Christmas song “Stille Nacht” (“Silent Night”) may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it’s the chapel memorializing the beloved carol that is the town’s main attraction.
St. Bernardine music director Tony Small named finalist for Grammy Award December 19, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Recording Academy and Grammy Museum announced Dec. 19 that Tony Small, the director of music at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore, has been named a finalist for the recording industry’s prestigious Music Educator Award.
Pope returns Parthenon marbles in Vatican collection to Greece December 16, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Expressing his desire to bear witness to “the truth,” Pope Francis is returning three marble fragments that were originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, according to the Vatican.
‘O Holy Night’ tops all hymns used in churches in December, according to poll December 6, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Feature, News, World News The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States.
Emmet Cahill to perform in Baynesville December 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Christmas, Local News, News Emmet Cahill, an Irish tenor featured in the Celtic Thunder singing group, will perform a special “Christmas in Ireland” concert Dec. 4 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville.
Rock-solid plans: Cockeysville church set to begin $6.5 million restoration December 1, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News More than 160 years after Irish and Italian immigrants extracted marble from a local quarry and used it to construct St. Joseph Church in the Texas enclave of Baltimore County, parish leaders are following in their founding parishioners’ footsteps.
Choral project explores how major religions welcome immigrants, refugees October 21, 2022By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News After creating an interfaith choir to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at the Vatican in 2018, the Together in Hope Project choir has a new choral project that explores major faiths’ traditions of welcoming the refugee, immigrant and outcast.
