Legacy of caring: Sisters of the Good Shepherd leaving Baltimore November 16, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News Sister Mary Carol called it a privilege to serve some of the most vulnerable people in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. As much as the sisters extended mercy to them, Sister Mary Carol said, the girls showed mercy back.
Mount St. Mary’s students participate in Hunger Dinner November 15, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Students at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg learned first-hand about hunger and social justice.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development to be taken up in parishes Nov. 18-19 November 14, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, Video The archbishop noted that last year, parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore contributed $205,800 to the collection. Nine self-help, poverty-level income groups within the archdiocese received $405,000 in national and local CCHD grants.
Coffee & Doughnuts with Erich March November 14, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Coffee & Doughnuts, Commentary, Feature, Local News, Urban Vicariate The Catholic Review sits down with Erich March, president of King Memorial Park cemetery, vice president and COO of March Funeral Homes, and parishioner of St. Ann in Baltimore.
Coffee & Doughnuts with Erich March November 14, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Coffee & Doughnuts, Commentary, Feature, Local News, Urban Vicariate The Catholic Review sits down with Erich March, president of King Memorial Park cemetery, vice president and COO of March Funeral Homes, and parishioner of St. Ann in Baltimore.
Catholic Church sometimes has been part of racism problem, says Bishop Murry November 13, 2017By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Though the Catholic Church has responded to racism for many years, some leaders and church institutions have at times been part of the problem, said a bishop who is heading a committee against racism.
At Baltimore Mass, Cardinal Parolin praises USCCB for century of working for ‘a more just society’ November 13, 2017By Julie Asher Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Video “The church in your country seeks to bring not only material assistance but also the spiritual balm of healing, comfort and hope to new waves of migrants and refugees who come knocking on America’s door,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.
Aberdeen school showcases curriculum with STEM fair November 10, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Nearly 200 students at St. Joan of Arc School benefit from a STEM-focused learning environment.
A Q&A with a seminarian on his vocation to the priesthood November 8, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Feature, Open Window, Vocations During National Vocations Awareness Week, seminarian Tommy O’Donnell reflects on his vocation to the priesthood.
Least of These: Despite gains, barriers remain in overcoming bigotry November 8, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate “We can’t start without acknowledging the past,” Father Donald Sterling said. “We’ve got to go through a metanoia, a change of heart. It’s been woven into people’s consciousness, that this (racism) is alright, rather than us being responsive to each other as true brothers and sisters in Christ.”
WEA celebrates success of students from Baltimore’s Catholic schools November 8, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, Ministry, News, Schools “The main ingredient is that our schools and students witness the presence of God every day,” said LaUanah King-Cassell, of Ss. James and John. “He is the fiber of everything we do.”
French symposium focuses on religious freedom November 7, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom, World News When the government starts putting restrictions on the practice of the faith, the lieutenant governor said, it is good to keep in mind “why we have the Constitution and the amendments and the sacrifices of the Carroll family.”
