RADIO INTERVIEW: World Youth Day changed my life – over the long haul August 15, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 World Youth Day 2023 has wrapped up and many young people had memorable experiences, but is it just a short-term spiritual high?
Archdiocese collaborates to sponsor Gwynn Oak Unity Festival celebrating 60th anniversary of civil rights event August 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The Archdiocese of Baltimore will be one of the lead sponsors for the festival, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of a now-closed private amusement park in the community.
Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke dies at 71 August 14, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Trinitarian Father Thomas Burke was offered Aug. 14 at St. Lawrence Martyr in Hanover. Father Burke died Aug. 11. He was 71.
CCHD awards luncheon stresses importance of working past impasses for social change August 11, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Social change, funding and diversity were the dominant themes coursing through the conversation at the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards luncheon Aug. 10 at St. Bernardine in West Baltimore.
Record demand: BOOST scholarship applications surge August 10, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools Demand for scholarships from the Maryland BOOST program (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) is at record levels, according to data shared in a July 31 public meeting.
Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden, Cumberland native, dies at 90 August 9, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate A funeral Mass for Capuchin Franciscan Father Benjamin Madden was offered July 21 at the Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cumberland.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s gun buyback effort takes 362 firearms off the streets, promotes peace and hope August 7, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News The archdiocese raised more than $50,000 to finance the buyback event. Police officers exchanged cash and gift cards for weapons retrieved from the trunks of vehicles that formed a continuous, long line for several hours, wrapped around Edmondson Village Shopping Center.
Radio Interview: An update on the Seek the City pastoral planning initiative for Baltimore August 7, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Seek the City to Come George Matysek interviews Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R, urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore; and Geri Byrd, director of Seek the City, a two-year pastoral planning effort launched last year concerning the future of all 57 parishes in Baltimore City and several in Baltimore County.
Baltimore pilgrims enthralled by journey to Lisbon for World Youth Day August 7, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 The Baltimore group of more than 50 had a packed 11-day itinerary, arriving in Lisbon July 29 and taking a city tour, including stops at Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery and St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Longtime Cockeysville deacon dies at 86 August 7, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Edward Conway Sullivan Jr., who served at St. Joseph in Cockeysville for more than 20 years, is being remembered for his “generous, generous heart” and his devotion to his parish.
Sister Jeanne Albrittain, I.H.M., dies at 90 August 4, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries An 11 a.m. funeral Mass for Sister Jeanne Albrittain of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be offered Aug. 7 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Jeanne, formerly known as Sister Mary Anton, died July 23. She was 90.
5 Things to Know About the Aug. 5 Community Peacebuilding & Resource Fair, featuring a gun buyback August 2, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News With more than $50,000 raised from Catholic parishes and individual donors, the Archdiocese of Baltimore is organizing a gun buyback and resource fair featuring a dozen community-based partners on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Edmondson Village Shopping Center in West Baltimore.
