Archbishop Lori leads eucharistic procession to Annapolis Planned Parenthood October 13, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “I’m convinced that whenever we’re in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, blessings flow,” Archbishop Lori said.
Loyola University Maryland’s Apprentice House Press donates proceeds from sale of Hiaasen books October 11, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Apprentice House Press, a student-run book publisher based at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, has contributed the proceeds from the sale of author Rob Hiaasen’s work, “Float Plan” and “Love Punch & Other Collected Columns,” to two nonprofit organizations promoting gun safety.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Bishop Lewandowski gives updates on Journey to Racial Justice and the World Synod of Bishops October 11, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview, Synodality Bishop Lewandowski talks about the work of the Journey to Racial Justice coordinating council he chairs and also about archdiocesan preparations for the World Synod of Bishops to be held next October at the Vatican.
Archbishop Lori’s TV Mass among top three most-watched programs of time slot October 11, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori’s weekly televised Mass from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland is attracting just as many viewers as the number of people who tune in to catch an NFL football game that does not involve the hometown Ravens.
Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe, D.C., former principal of several schools, dies at 94 October 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Oct. 1 for Daughter of Charity Sister Elizabeth Ann Tonroe at the Basilica of St. Elizabeth Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Elizabeth Ann, a former teacher and principal of several schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Sept. 27. She was 94.
Aberdeen STEM maven who died suddenly at 52 inspired family, peers, students October 7, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Tokarski loved butterflies, and was the force of nature behind the Monarch Butterfly Garden at St. Joan of Arc School in Aberdeen, where kids learn about botany, entomology and geography.
Former Harford County priest pleads guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor October 6, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, News Fernando Cristancho, a former priest assigned to St. Ignatius, Hickory, in Forest Hill, pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, according to an Oct. 5 news release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cristancho met the victim through the parish. He also admitted that he produced nude images of four other minor victims.
Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity, dies at 96 October 6, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Charles Frederick Meisel, founding pastor of Church of the Nativity in Timonium and a mentor to upcoming priests, died Oct. 2 at Stella Maris. He was 96, and at the time of his death was the oldest living archdiocesan priest.
Group burial of urns provides opportunity for closure for loved ones October 5, 2021By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News If you have an urn or vessel containing the remains of a loved one sitting on a shelf in your home, Father Patrick Carrion would like to help you put that to rest.
Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Mass celebrated at Mother Seton’s shrine October 5, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate The special Mass brings together members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and Public Health Services with family and friends to join in prayer to thank St. Elizabeth Ann Seton for her protection and ask for her continued intercession for the country, the safety of all those at sea and for those who have fallen while serving their country.
Long game: Father Watters grows Jesuit ‘ecosystem’ to encompass pre-K to high school October 4, 2021By Paul McMullen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools “Father Bill has an amazing quality,” said Earl Linehan, a parishioner of St. Ignatius who helped launch St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and is on the Board of Trustees at Cristo Rey Jesuit. “People want to help him, because there’s never anything about him in it. There’s no ego. His people have a tough time saying no because they know he’s doing good.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: The inspiring life of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos October 4, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints George Matysek talks about the inspiring life of Blessed Seelos with Redemptorist Father Richard Boever, executive director of the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in New Orleans and the author of a newly released book about Blessed Seelos.
