New leaders begin new academic year in Baltimore-area Catholic schools September 15, 2025By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The following educators have begun new leadership positions in the 2025-26 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
‘Sister Flo’ ready to go; new leader named for Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center September 15, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry Sister Florencia Silva Cabrera, known as “Sister Flo,” has arrived from her native Peru to serve as director of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks.
School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro, former NDP teacher, dies at 93 September 12, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 17 for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Mary Michael, a former teacher at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, died Aug. 28. She was 93.
Father Thomas Gills, Western Maryland pastor and military chaplain who aided wounded, dies at 71 September 11, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Thomas Gills, a former military chaplain who ministered to critically wounded servicemen and later served as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland and St. Peter at the Lake in McHenry, died Sept. 6 at his home in Little Orleans. He was 71.
Choosing civility: Schools promote kindness, peace and understanding September 11, 2025By Susan McInerney Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools A growing movement in archdiocesan-area Catholic schools is bucking that trend. A standout example is Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Baynesville, where students embraced the “Holy Moments” program launched by Dynamic Catholic as a pilot in the 2023-24 school year.
SSND’s Villa Assumpta residents plan move to new Stella Maris facility September 10, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News After more than seven decades of residence at a prominent property in Baltimore County, the School Sisters of Notre Dame are scheduled to leave their regional mother house, Villa Assumpta, this fall.
Sister Joan Golden, former teacher at St. Bernardine, dies at 91 September 10, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 9 in Dunmore, Pa., for Sister Joan Golden of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sister Joan, formerly known as Sister M. St. Robert, died Sept. 3. She was 91.
Holy Korean Martyrs Catholic Church ready to break ground on new campus September 10, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Standing on a hill overlooking a field of grass in Sykesville, Joseph Yi sees the future. After more than 25 years of planning, the construction of Holy Korean Martyrs Catholic Church’s new home on Sykesville Road in Howard County is to begin this fall, with a groundbreaking scheduled for Sept. 20.
Archbishop Lori and others visit Holy Land to provide support, hope September 9, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori and leaders of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Near East Welfare Association visited Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and other parts of the Holy Lands Sept. 2-6, connecting with ministries serving those in the conflict area.
Blue Masses scheduled to recognize responders September 9, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments Several churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will recognize the work of public safety professionals – including police officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency personnel – by celebrating a Blue Mass.
Dominican Sister Colleen Nolan, who taught in Baltimore, dies at 79 September 9, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 15 in Wisconsin for Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Colleen Nolan. Sister Colleen, a former teacher at St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn, died Sept. 3. She was 79.
Anne Arundel County Catholic school will break ground on expansion, renovation September 9, 2025By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Shovels will go into the ground with a Sept. 19 celebration to begin construction of a 6,000-square-foot addition and renovation to a large portion of School of the Incarnation (SOTI) in Gambrills.
