Baltimore group advocates for “saintly six” in Rome November 14, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Saints The potential saints in question include one with ties to Baltimore, Mother Mary Lange, who has the title “venerable,” the founder of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence, the world’s first sustained religious community for Black women.
‘Your past does not define you’: Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference centers on discovering holiness November 14, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The saints teach a vital lesson – “that in every circumstance, Jesus is there with us, ready to transform and illuminate our lives with his glory,” Meg Hunter-Kilmer said in a Nov. 11 keynote address at the 2023 Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference.
U.S. bishops open fall assembly in Baltimore with prayer, reflection and a Mass for peace November 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led his brother bishops in prayer for wisdom as they began their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13 with a Mass for peace.
Radio Interview: A conversation with a Black Catholic artist November 14, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Wayman Scott IV, a parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Timonium, talks with George Matysek Jr. about his development as a Black Catholic artist.
Pickleball is for everyone, but watch the injuries November 14, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Seniors, Sports The most common types of injuries among pickleball players are rare sprains, strains and fractures and account for 60 percent of all pickleball-related injuries, according to a UBS study.
Xavieran Brother Rodney Sulzer dies at 85 November 13, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Brother Rodney served as a religion teacher at Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington from 1967 to 1970. He was acting principal at Mount St. Joseph for the 1988-89 academic year. He held a bachelor’s degree from the University Of Detroit and master’s degrees from St. John’s University and Bowie State University.
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.
