Baltimore-based CRS remembers four employees who died in Ethiopian Airlines crash March 14, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World News Archbishop William E. Lori offered a memorial Mass March 14 for the four employees of Catholic Relief Services who perished in the recent plane crash in Ethiopia.
‘Home felt like church’ for future Baltimore priest March 13, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Pictures, both moving and still, figure prominently in the discernment of Deacon Matthew J. DeFusco.
John Carroll School mourns loss of alum who raised awareness of Holocaust March 12, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The sudden loss of Andrew Klein came as students at his scholastic alma mater were receiving more lessons in empathy for and knowledge of others, thanks to his example and the foundation begun by his family
Foundation continues Pacione’s spirit March 12, 2019By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs The Pacione Foundation carries on the legacy of Mark Pacione, an innovator in ministering to young members of the Catholic Church who headed the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Division of Youth and Young Adult ministry from the mid-1980s until 2009,
Archbishop Lori restricts ministry of Bishop Bransfield and Bishop Bennett in dioceses March 11, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Lori has announced restrictions on the ministry of Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, retired bishop of Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.V., and Bishop Gordon D. Bennett, S.J., former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and a former bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica.
Monsignor Baumgartner, former pastor who ‘epitomized’ a Vatican II priest, dies at 88 March 8, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor A. Thomas Baumgartner, a former pastor of three Baltimore-area parishes who was known for his commitment to the priesthood and his enthusiastic embrace of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, died March 4 at age 88.
NDP’s Gym Meet marks 90 years March 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Local News, Our Back Pages, Schools, Sports Gym Meet traditions include Mary Bartel, chairwoman of the Physical Education/Health Department, serving as faculty moderator for nearly 30 years.
Peace is theme of Ash Wednesday display in Westminster March 6, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News, Schools Each school created its visual representation on a 10-by-10 inch panel with recycled materials, using a color palette of only shades of blue – the color of peace, and of the Blessed Mother.
Baldwin boosts father, St. Frances Academy, with game-winning 3-pointer over Goretti in BCL final March 6, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Baldwin became the first repeat tournament MVP since 2014, when Phil Booth Jr. led Mount St. Joseph to its third straight title.
Increased urgency accompanies annual Maryland March for Life March 5, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Video The Maryland March for Life took on added urgency, as the General Assembly considers legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
‘Spiritual boot camp’ deepens men’s faith ahead of Easter March 5, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Lent, Local News, News Exodus 90 centers on men achieving “spiritual freedom” from what its founders described as “societal enslavement.” It helps men seeking to grow in their vocations of priesthood or marriage, and for men struggling with an addiction.
Celebrating 40 years, Social Ministry Convocation seeks more from young Catholics March 4, 2019By Rus VanWestervelt Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice The urgent call to bring young Catholics into the social justice movement was clear March 2 at Mercy High School, site of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s 40th annual Social Ministry Convocation.
