Catholic High launches all-girls marching band September 9, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Zachary Davis is leading a 20-member marching band at The Catholic High School of Baltimore that includes some students who are just learning to play instruments.
Father Ronald J. Amiot, S.J., trustee and former rector at Loyola University Maryland, dies at 73 September 8, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Ronald J. Amiot, a member of Loyola University Maryland’s Board of Trustees and former rector of Loyola’s Jesuit community, died Sept. 3 at the St. Ignatius Loyola Community in Manhattan. He was 73.
Sister Mary Louise Heinle, Baltimore native, dies at 94 September 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Mary Louise Heinle (formerly Sister Kathleen Joseph) will be offered Sept. 9 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Mary Louise died Sept. 5.
St. Bernardine music director nominated for Grammy September 7, 2022By Nancy Menefee Jackson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Troy Smith, the recently hired director of music at St. Bernardine Parish in West Baltimore, needs to update his résumé; he’s been nominated as a quarterfinalist for a 2023 Grammy music educator award.
Brother Steven Casale, F.S.C., dies at 81 September 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Christian Brother Steven Casale was offered Sept. 1 at La Salle University in Philadelphia. Brother Steven died Aug. 29 in Philadelphia. He was 81.
RADIO INTERVIEW: CRS outreach on Ukraine and climate September 6, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Associate Publisher Christopher Gunty talks with Megan Gilbert, communications officer for Catholic Relief Services in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Show me the honey: All Saints Sisters of the Poor find divine touch in beekeeping September 6, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations The All Saints Sisters of the Poor first became involved in cultivating bee colonies three years ago when two of their neighbors, both amateur beekeepers, asked if they could establish hives on the nuns’ property near the Hilton area of Patapsco State Park.
At National Assembly, members of Society of St. Vincent de Paul urged to renew commitment to home visits September 6, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, Timothy Williams, national formation director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s National Council of the United States, is encouraging his fellow Vincentians to reclaim the home visit and recognize its spiritual power.
Prep course helps students improve high school placement test scores September 5, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Students interested in applying to Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can boost their chances of acceptance with the help of a new High School Placement Test preparatory course.
Listening sessions in Archdiocese of Baltimore create ‘honest conversations’ September 5, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Synodality Listening sessions between November 2021 and May 2022, which the Archdiocese of Baltimore said resulted in 235 reports “containing the fruits of many prayerful, thoughtful and honest conversations” have been compiled into a 10-page synthesis report, which was published online.
Brother Joseph Myers, F.S.C., longtime educator, dies September 2, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Brother Joseph entered the Christian Brothers in 1959. He served as an educator at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson from 1963 to 1965, St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 1997 to 2002 and Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland from 2002 to 2005.
Archdiocese sponsors programming during MPT’s HBCU week September 1, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Saints The Archdiocese of Baltimore is teaming with Maryland Public Television to sponsor programming during Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week on the network.
