High school mission trips expand horizons August 28, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Missions, News, Schools Students from two Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore recently lived a faith experience in which they stepped out of their comfort zone, got to know other realities and appreciated joy in the midst of need in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Accident damages property at Edgewater parish; Marian statue spared August 27, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Soon after a single-car crash occurred late on the night of Aug. 4 on the grounds of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Edgewater, it was clear to Father Zack Crowley and Eileen Thaden that the damage was extensive. And that the hand of the Lord might have been at work.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s students, administrators welcome first day of school August 26, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools School bells rang across the Archdiocese of Baltimore on the morning of Aug. 26 as students returned from summer vacation for the first day of the 2024-25 academic year.
Sulpician Father William E. Hartgen Jr., member of St. Mary’s Seminary faculty, dies at 89 August 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 7 for Suplician Father William E. Hartgen at St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The former St. Mary’s Seminary and University faculty member died Aug. 12, just weeks before his 90th birthday, in Washington after an extended illness.
Radio Interview: The Spiritual Power of the St. Benedict Cross and Medal August 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints The cross and medal of St. Benedict is considered one of the most powerful sacramentals of the Catholic Church. But where did this spiritual object come from, and how did it derive its power?
Camps in Archdiocese of Baltimore offer summer of enrichment August 26, 2024By Catholic Review Staff OSV News Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Youth Ministry This summer, the camp scene in the Archdiocese of Baltimore included three offerings that expanded the horizons and spiritual reach for area students and special-needs adults.
Teachers grateful, fired up for the start of a new Catholic school year August 23, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools This was the 14th year teachers and staff members from the archdiocese’s elementary and secondary schools gathered before the start of the school year, which this year begins Aug. 26.
Archdiocesan Elementary School Teacher of the Year finds joy in the classroom August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Emma Ward is filled with joy to share that she laughs every single day when she’s teaching her first-graders at St. Joseph School in Cockeysville.
Independent Catholic High School Teacher of the Year from Calvert Hall believes every student matters August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Philip Bressler, an economics teacher at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, believes every student is entitled to an excellent education and is ready to be challenged.
Archdiocesan High School Teacher of the Year makes science relatable August 23, 2024By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Kimberly Burton hasn’t just been teaching science facts at Archbishop Curley High School for the past four years. She has also been attempting to show her students how the sciences apply to everyday life.
New leaders named for 2024-25 school year for Archdiocese of Baltimore August 22, 2024By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Educators have been named to new leadership positions for the 2024-25 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. They shared some thoughts with the Catholic Review about their inaugural year.
St. Frances athletes ‘put in the work’ for potential NFL careers August 22, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports St. Frances Academy has nine former players, including seven rookies, trying to make a roster in the National Football League.