Dragon Boat races ‘brings out the best’ for Catholic Charities of Baltimore September 10, 2018By Lisa Harlow Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News A little rain – at some moments, actually, a lot of rain – didn’t keep paddlers or spectators away from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Sept. 8, for Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s’ 11th Biennial Dragon Boat Races.
Parishes, parishioners across Baltimore Archdiocese join day of prayer and fasting for reparation in abuse crisis September 8, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News At least 33 parishes responded to Archbishop William E. Lori’s call to prayer and repentance for the healing of victims of sexual abuse and the healing of the church. The archbishop called for Masses and fasting Sept. 7 as a day of reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Forming leaders: New program at Maryvale Prep offers experience beyond classroom September 8, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools As director of Maryvale Preparatory School’s Leadership Institute, Mary Ellen Fise is dedicated to developing innovative methods that will form the lions of society.
Mount St. Mary’s product: PIE scholarship ‘changed my life’ September 7, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Alexis Watson is employed by the Mount as a program coordinator in alumni engagement, and already knows her way around development and marketing, having served as the face of its “Live Significantly” campaign during the previous school year, which put her on radio, TV and billboards. None of that would have happened, according to Watson, without the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Partners in Excellence (PIE) scholarship program.
Inside and out, lake vacationers revel in Deep Creek Mass September 6, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News McHENRY – Massgoers happily overflow St. Peter at the Lake Center. Both sides of the nine-year-old building, a mile east of Deep Creek Lake, are lined with sliding glass doors followed by a row of benches. Beyond that is a pasture where people can unfold lawn chairs, and parents roam with antsy children.
Calvert Hall’s champions include marching band September 5, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools TOWSON – While many of their peers enjoyed an extended summer, members of the Calvert Hall College High School marching band honed their craft in the heat.
First day for three Catholic schools includes Archbishop Lori, other visitors September 4, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Schools On the first day of school Sept. 4, Archbishop William E. Lori – accompanied by Jim Sellinger, chancellor of education, and Donna Hargens, superintendent – visited schools in Harford and Baltimore counties.
New Baltimore Catholic school to be named in honor of Mother Lange September 4, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Home Page, Local News, News The proposed new Catholic school in Baltimore will honor the name of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, the foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and the first Catholic school in the United States for black children.
Spirit of service begins early at Holy Angels September 4, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Created for Good Works” is the theme for 2018-19, the year of service in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. That is an ethos that students at Catholic schools embrace long before they enter high school.
Archbishop Lori meets with priests to hear concerns, offer support August 31, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori met with more than 100 priests Aug. 28 at St. Margaret in Bel Air to offer his support and to listen to their concerns approximately two weeks after the release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse.
New superintendent excited about ‘Year of Service’ August 31, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Encouraging students to reach out to others through community service has always been a critical part of Catholic education. This year, however, helping others is getting even more attention as the Archdiocese of Baltimore has declared the 2018-19 school year a “Year of Service.”
Educators gather for Catholic schools convocation in Timonium August 30, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Educators gathered at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium for the eighth-annual convocation to kick off the 2018-19 year.