Baltimore Archdiocese schools, families using 3D printers to help produce face shields March 30, 2020By Karen Sampson Hoffman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are stepping up to aid health care workers by helping to produce face shields desperately needed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Catholic school learning continues at home March 23, 2020By Karen Sampson Hoffman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are adjusting to at-home learning.
Archdiocese’s churches stay connected to parishioners during pandemic March 20, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News While archdiocesan churches are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, pastors and staff are trying to keep in touch with their parishioners by streaming daily Mass, sending emails or posting online videos.
Archbishop Lori addresses faithful about pandemic March 18, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News I know the profound sense of hurt so many of our people are experiencing without the ability to receive our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
Archbishop Lori encourages prayer against coronavirus March 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, invites all the faithful of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and all members of the Knights of Columbus and their families to join him in praying this special prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Multiple efforts needed to get people off the street and under cover March 9, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Works of Mercy Catholic agencies and parishes are working to get people off the streets and into homes.
Path to Catholic faith winds from India through Western Maryland to Cockeysville March 2, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Manivannan was among 121 catechumens and 234 candidates participating in the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at the cathedral, where Archbishop William E. Lori presided. They represented more than half of the total who will be fully initiated or come into full communion with the church at the Easter Vigil,
Beer and pretzels: the ‘official beverage and food’ of Lent February 28, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Lent, Local News, News While beer and pretzels might be most closely associated with oom-pah music, polka dancing and Oktoberfests, they have a much older and more spiritual pedigree as the “official beverage and food of Lent,” according to Father William Saunders.
What it means to be marked on Ash Wednesday February 26, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Lent, Local News, News Ash Wednesday may be the one day of the year where observant Catholics are most visible to the rest of the public.
Local Catholics are ready to ‘unfriend’ social media for Lent February 18, 2020By Tim Swift Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Lent, Local News, News More Americans are embracing the concept of a “digital detox” as social media becomes more ubiquitous and at times more harmful; however, others are disconnecting with a distinctly Catholic twist.
Mom with her hands happily full among Mother Lange honorees February 18, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate The 23rd annual Mother Mary Lange, O.S.P., awards banquet was held at Martin’s West Feb. 14. Sponsored by the Office of Black Catholic Ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the event is a local staple of Black History Month.
Calvert Hall receives $1 million gift February 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools An anonymous alumnus has donated $1 million to Calvert Hall College High School to create a scholarship endowment supporting students engaged in the arts, according to a Feb. 13 news release from the Towson school.
