BOOST funding preserved by Maryland lawmakers April 3, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Schools Leading lawmakers in the General Assembly agreed March 31 to fund the BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) Scholarship program at $9 million – $1 million more than had been proposed by Gov. Wes Moore, but $1 million less than last year.
2022-23 Distinctive Scholars announced April 3, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The Archdiocese of Baltimore honored the academic excellence of three seniors from each of the 18 Catholic high schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore during the 31st annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation, held March 30 at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn.
RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ April 3, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Roma Downey, producer, and Doug White, the real-life inspiration for the film, ‘On a Wing and a Prayer,’ about how faith is woven into this tragic – but uplifting – tale.
Catholic group pushing for inclusive housing in city March 31, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Social Justice Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are helping lead the push for new legislation that would cement inclusionary housing practices into law in Baltimore City.
Sulpician Father Louis Reitz dies at 93 March 30, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Louis M. Reitz will be offered at 11 a.m. on April 5 at Our Lady of the Angels in Catonsville. Father Reitz died March 27.
Sister Regina Marie de l’Eucharistie Loftus dies at 86 March 30, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Little Sister of the Poor Regina Marie de l’Eucharistie Loftus will be offered March 31 at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. Sister Regina died March 27. She was 86.
Fullerton Passion Walk a ‘deeply moving’ experience March 30, 2023By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News The “Passion Walk,” a series of 18 near-life-size dimensional sets depicting the final days in the life of Jesus, is not unlike what one might see at a theater production.
Ellicott City resident named president of Catholic Charities D.C. March 29, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News James Malloy, a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock, was named March 28 as the new president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington.
Men urged to be on fire for faith at Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland conference March 28, 2023By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Men, News More than 600 men filled most of the pews and spent March 25 reaffirming their faith at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Maryland’s 2023 annual conference.
Maryland entrepreneurs get support for start-ups at local Catholic universities March 27, 2023By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice Two area Catholic universities are doing their part to cultivate entrepreneurism. Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg both offer programs and resources that are helping support the next generation of innovators.
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen to host world premiere of Passion setting March 27, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland will host the world premiere of a musical setting of the exact text of St. John’s Passion narrative during a special 7 p.m. concert March 31.
RADIO INTERVIEW: 52 Masses – Quest Complete March 27, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Daniel Markham set out about two years ago on an ambitious quest to visit 52 different churches over the course of a little over a year – one in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
