Archbishop Rozanski, Baltimore native, honored for ‘great preaching’ November 11, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The Aquinas Institute of Theology has named St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, a Baltimore native and former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as one of two recipients of its 29th Annual Great Preacher Award. Dominican Father Paul Whittington of St. Katharine Drexel in Chicago was the other honoree.
Saint in the Graveyard: How did the bones of St. Justin wind up in Annapolis? November 10, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The bones of St. Justin, a martyr of the early 300s, are buried in a Redemptorist cemetery at St. Mary in Annapolis.
Senior fights Parkinson’s with boxing training November 9, 2023By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seniors, Sports Boxing might not be the first exercise that comes to mind for seniors, but for John Thaler, 76, it’s just what the doctor ordered.
St. Mary’s Cemetery, resting place to enslaved people, will undergo revitalization November 7, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice At St. Mary’s Cemetery in Howard County, a project is underway to revitalize the final resting place of enslaved people.
Archdiocese expands research on cemeteries of enslaved population November 7, 2023By Kyle Taylor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice In recent months, several cemeteries at parishes in the archdiocese have been discovered to have been the final resting place of enslaved people.
Judge praises dialogue between archdiocese and creditors’ attorneys in reorganization November 6, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News The judge in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy reorganization case said during a hearing Nov. 6 that she was glad to see that the attorneys for the archdiocese and those for the unsecured creditors’ committee were in dialogue to address certain issues before the court.
Josephite Father Daniel Bastianelli dies at 90 November 6, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Josephite Father Daniel Bastianelli will be offered Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. at St. Peter Claver/St. Pius V in West Baltimore. Father Bastianelli died Oct. 28 at Carroll Manor in Washington, D.C. He was 90.
Radio Interview: Writer/director brings ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ to big screen in movie musical November 6, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview A new movie musical, “Journey to Bethlehem,” may be just what we need. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Adam Anders, writer, director and composer, about the new film, which opens in theaters Nov. 10.
Masses and sacramental ministry to end at St. Benedict Parish November 4, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Masses and sacramental ministry at St. Benedict Parish in Baltimore will end Nov. 15, according to a joint announcement Nov. 4 to the parish by the St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa., and the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
‘Heart of a lion:’ Captain Rinaldo remembered at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen November 3, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Exactly one week after Baltimore bid a somber farewell to Baltimore City EMT-Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, thousands returned to the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Nov. 3 to pay tribute to Baltimore City Fire Department Captain Dillon J. Rinaldo.
Healing Heroes: Catholic nurses inject faith into demanding job November 3, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News When the going gets tough, Catholic nurses turn to their faith to get them through a demanding job.
What’s allowed – and not – in Catholic funeral and burial practices November 2, 2023By Kurt Jensen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Burying the dead is a corporal act of mercy. Everything centers on the belief in the intact body, since baptism makes individuals temples of the Holy Spirit. Catholic belief is that upon death, the soul meets God, and God gives incorruptible life to bodies by reuniting them with their souls.
