Health officials, archdiocese team up to reach Hispanic communities hard-hit by COVID October 16, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Coronavirus, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News Working with Catholic Charities of Baltimore and Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., the Maryland Department of Health announced Oct. 16 the creation of a mobile education unit and a health hotline to reach Hispanic communities that have been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus epidemic.
Good things come to couple that wait October 15, 2020By Karen Sampson Hoffman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, It's about love, Local News, News Newlyweds Courtney and Andrew Schmidt have taken every step together, intentionally.
Baltimore-area collegians make presence felt despite challenges of coronavirus October 14, 2020By Lily Gretz Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Despite the disappointment of another unorthodox school year, some students continue to follow their drive for service and advocacy.
O’Dwyer Higher: Adaptations to times, enduring truths at retreat house October 14, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs Situated on more than 18 acres along York Road, the retreat house is host to more than 5,000 guests a year. It can accommodate 101 overnight guests and a 100,000-gallon pool, but most vitally, a Catholic chapel and numerous other spaces for prayer and reflection.
Father Diehl’s ministry ranged from Howard County parish to papal visit commentary October 12, 2020By Matthew Liptak Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Dennis Diehl, a Cumberland native who lent his communications and liturgical expertise to coverage of St. John Paul II’s 1995 visit to Baltimore and then led St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton through two decades of growth, died Oct. 9.
Sister Ardeth Platte, Baltimore nun who resisted war through prayer and action, dies at 84 October 12, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Dominican Sister Ardeth Platte long considered herself a peacemaker and devoted nearly 40 years of her life to praying and witnessing to end war and rid the world of nuclear weapons. Her actions led to imprisonment multiple times, including for the 2002 defacement of a missile silo in Colorado in collaboration with her best friend, […]
RADIO INTERVIEW: Meeting St. John Paul II/Praying the rosary with St. John Paul II October 12, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview George Matysek speaking with Father Matthew Buening about his two encounters with St. John Paul II and also speaking with Gretchen Crowe, author of a book on St. John Paul II and the rosary.
Dundalk school bonds with county police as part of ‘Faith & Blue’ weekend October 9, 2020By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Video The student council at Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School in Dundalk presented Baltimore County police with a wagon full of snacks the morning of Oct. 9 to thank them for their service in the local community.
Battle against pandemic should inspire fight for life in all forms, Archbishop Lori says October 9, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Archbishop William E. Lori said this week that the country’s protracted battle against COVID-19 should strengthen the faithful’s commitment to the sanctity of life from protecting the unborn to opposing the death penalty.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments October 9, 2020By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Local News, News Archbishop Lori announced clergy appointments, including naming Monsignor Jay O’Connor episcopal vicar for the Eastern Vicariate.
Vince Bagli, legendary sportscaster, remembered for kindness and commitment to Baltimore October 8, 2020By Jeff Seidel Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Vince Bagli, a legendary Baltimore sportscaster who died Oct. 6 at 93, is being remembered by friends and fans alike as a supremely kind person whose down-to-earth on-air presence didn’t go away when the cameras went off.
St. John Paul II’s historic visit to Baltimore 25 years ago put spotlight on Premier See October 7, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages The visit of St. John Paul II to Baltimore 25 years ago marked a watershed moment in the history of the first diocese in the United States.