RADIO INTERVIEW: Faith and Science February 14, 2022By Catholic Review Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Many folks don’t know that some of the biggest scientific discoveries – including the Big Bang Theory – have been made by people of faith. This week on Catholic Review Radio, Editor Christopher Gunty talks with three Catholics about the intersection of faith and science.
Archdiocese of Baltimore appoints new directors February 14, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized Archbishop William E. Lori has made several leadership appointments at the Catholic Center in Baltimore.
Dominican sisters’ remains relocated to New Cathedral Cemetery February 11, 2022By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News Twenty-six Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary who dedicated their lives to constant prayer have a new resting place in New Cathedral Cemetery in West Baltimore.
Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore moving to optional masking where permitted February 11, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will adopt an optional mask policy effective Feb. 14 in most jurisdictions that do not mandate masks in schools. The new policy replaces a previous requirement that masks be worn in all Catholic schools.
Sister Mary Harper, R.S.M., poet, chaplain and counselor, dies at 80 February 10, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Religious Sister of Mercy Mary Harper, who served as chaplain and counselor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore for nearly three decades and as a counselor to homeless women in Baltimore, died Feb. 2 at Springwell Senior Living in Mount Washington. She was 80.
Virtual lobby night: Catholics urged to advocate for issues February 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News The Maryland Catholic Conference’s usual day for citizens to advocate at the state Legislature will again be done virtually for 2022, due to coronavirus restrictions. A new option this year is for constituents to send a brief video message to a legislator.
Catholic Review survey shows tuition at Catholic high schools more affordable than alternatives February 9, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools According to an annual tuition survey by the Catholic Review, Catholic high schools in the archdiocese that charge traditional tuition currently have an average tuition of $16,950. That represents only a 1.4 percent increase from the previous academic year’s average tuition.
Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz, D.C., dies at 88 February 9, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Daugher of Charity Sister Mary Ellen Schwartz was offered Jan. 29 in the Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary Ellen died Jan. 25. She was 88.
Mother Seton shrine announces video series, other initiatives for 2022 February 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints In the first episode of a series of short videos launched by the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Sister Mary Catherine Conway, a Daughter of Charity, discusses her 40 years in Catholic education as a teacher and principal.
Ascension St. Agnes reaches 30,000 vaccinations milestone February 8, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News The Ascension St. Agnes COVID-19 Vaccine Team and Health Institute in southwest Baltimore has administered 30,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in 13 months from Dec. 17, 2020, to January 2022.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Understanding Flannery O’Connor February 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Dr. Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, a writer, poet and professor at Fordham University in New York and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Flannery O’Connor, shares her insights on understanding O’Connor. O’Donnell is a former longtime professor at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore and a former parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore.
‘Dismantle Roe v. Wade’ is anthem at Maryland March for Life 2022 February 4, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News, Respect Life Anticipating the fall of Roe v. Wade, many of the more than 250 people who participated in the Feb. 3 Maryland March for Life said the pro-life movement across the country must be ready to help mothers in need.
