The Least of These: Stella Maris volunteers bring companionship, Communion to the dying May 5, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Ministry, News, Respect Life “Not being afraid of death, to walk this journey with people, it’s a sacred thing,” said Religious Sister of Mercy Karen McNally.
Eight to be ordained permanent deacons for Baltimore Archdiocese May 4, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, Ministry, News, Vocations Eight men will be ordained permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 6 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Coffee & Doughnuts with Jim Hunter May 3, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coffee & Doughnuts, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, News Jim Hunter, Baltimore Orioles announcer and parishioner of St. Mark in Fallston, sits down with the Catholic Review.
Faith blossoms from tragedy April 17, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Faith Formation, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Parishes, Urban Vicariate After his brother-in-law was murdered and his wife was shot, José Melo had a crisis of faith before finding healing in the church.
Mother Teresa’s Story Speaks To Millennials Like Me January 13, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Blog, Feature, Young Adult Ministry Mother Teresa’s sainthood doesn’t come as a surprise, but the story of her inner conflict might.
Over one year after unrest, church’s West Baltimore effort continues August 18, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate West Baltimore, with help from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and others, is doing its best to effect positive change.
Catching up with the ‘Woodstock Nun’ August 8, 2016By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations A six-second clip of Sister Susanne Bunn of the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart flashing the peace sign at the site of the Woodstock music festival made her a cultural icon.
Mother Lange’s relics moved to motherhouse as sainthood cause advances June 4, 2013By Maria Wiering Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Video ARBUTUS – “You can’t explain it,” said Oblate Sister of Providence Celestina Johnson, 86, searching for words to describe her feelings. She had just participated in a June 3 canonical celebration where the remains of her congregation’s foundress were transferred to a permanent home in its mother house’s chapel. “You never thought a day you’d […]
Pilgrims walk 100 miles for religious freedom August 7, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom, Video Organized by Father John “Jack” Lombardi, administrator of St. Peter, Hancock, and St. Patrick, Little Orleans, the trek was designed to call attention to a new federal health care mandate requiring all employers to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraceptives.
From Baghdad to Bishop: A Soldier-Priest Called to the Front Lines of Faith September 2, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News On one of the bloodiest days of the Iraq War, Father F. Richard Spencer stood on a trash can in a concrete bomb shelter and offered absolution as mortar shells fell. Now, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed him the first auxiliary bishop for the U.S. military able to enter war zones — a role he knows all too well.
A school grows in Haiti: Deacon Mortel, 76, keeps boosting his hometown August 5, 2010By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Missions, News Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, the director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is an authority on defying perceived limits on one’s potential.
Legacy of charity: Hal Smith retires after 35 years October 29, 2009By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News When Smith became executive director of Baltimore’s Catholic Charities two years after his arrival, the agency employed 350 people and had a budget of about $6 million. Today, the organization annually helps 200,000 people in 80 programs and employs 2,100. Its budget is about $120 million.
