Brother O’Donnell, a lawyer and former educator, remembered as ‘proponent of peace and justice’ July 27, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Social Justice Brother Francis J. (Frank) O’Donnell, a tireless advocate for the downtrodden who served on numerous local boards, died July 22. Brother O’Donnell, who would have turned 80 next month, had been a member of the Marianist community for 62 years and a practicing lawyer for the past three decades.
West Baltimore parish blesses renovations to church and iconic dome July 25, 2022By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Despite a day of blistering heat, members of St. Bernardine Catholic Church in Baltimore, weren’t dissuaded from celebrating the restoration of the parish’s iconic dome.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Parish Renewal July 25, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview It’s been about a year since Archbishop William E. Lori established the Office of Parish Renewal to help strengthen faith communities throughout the archdiocese and support parishes in forming missionary disciples.
Blessed Virgin Mary statue returns to Mount, but renovations aren’t complete July 21, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News A 25-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned July 20 to her perch at the National Shrine Grotto overlooking Mount St. Mary’s University, but not yet as a finished product.
Sister Mary Clare Hughes, D.C., Baltimore native who ministered in hospitals, dies at 97 July 20, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Mary Clare (Anne Clare) Hughes was offered June 30 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Clare died June 25. She was 97.
Diocesan respect-life leaders meet in Baltimore, look to support women in need July 20, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Approximately 50 pro-life leaders gathered in Baltimore July 18-20 for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference, livestreamed for remote participants.
Former Hagerstown principal dies at 86 July 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Barbara Mary Slaney was offered June 29 at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Barbara Mary died June 22. She was 86.
Archbishop Lori and Cardinal Dolan say House bill to codify Roe is ‘unjust, extreme’ July 18, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress The chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees said a measure passed by the House July 15 is “the most unjust and extreme abortion on demand bill our nation has ever seen.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: That Man is You July 18, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Radio Interview Matt Brady is a founding core team leader for “That Man is You” since its beginning at Our Lady of the Fields seven years ago.
Summer vocations camp helps young men discern God’s call July 15, 2022By Kevin J. Parks Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Quo Vadis, an annual event organized and staffed by seminarians in their pastoral year of formation, brings together young men who share an interest in their common Catholic faith and who are interested in discerning God’s call in their lives,
Women’s Education Alliance hires Sandoval as director of student outcomes July 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Women’s Education Alliance, which serves Catholic schools in Baltimore City in underprivileged communities, hired veteran principal Valerie A. Sandoval as its director of student outcomes and program evaluation.
Catholic Review wins 73 awards from professional journalism organizations for 2021 work July 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News With 22 awards at the 2022 Catholic Media Conference July 7, the Catholic Review completed the year with 73 awards from three professional organizations – the Catholic Media Association, the Associated Church Press and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association. The total is the second-highest in at least the last 13 years.
