Frederick County educators honored by Friends of Catholic Education October 30, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Pat Crowley and Karen Smith were presented the Father John McElroy Award from Friends of Catholic Education, Inc. at the Frederick-based organization’s recent annual dinner at Ceresville Mansion. The award is given to individuals whose actions or achievements have furthered Catholic education in Frederick County.
Tri-State’s best private school award goes to St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School October 29, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools A poll of readers of the Herald-Mail in Hagerstown voted St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School the best private school in the Tri-State region, including Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including a new pastor for St. Andrew by the Bay October 28, 2021By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including a new pastor for St. Andrew by the Bay.
Federal, state grants available for Catholic parishes and schools October 27, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools There are numerous grants available to aid faith-based organizations in improving their security.
‘Day of the Dead’ expresses faith October 26, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Whether they are in their country of origin or in the United States, many Hispanic families gather every year during the “Day of the Dead” (Día de los Muertos, Día de los Fieles Difuntos) or All Souls Day, celebrated Nov. 2, to remember their loved ones who have died and pray for the repose of their souls.
Deacon J. Donald MacKnew, deacon at St. Margaret Church, dies at 88 October 26, 2021By Lisa Harlow Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon J. Donald MacKnew, a deacon at St Margaret in Bel Air for 17 years who was known for his compassionate outreach, died Oct. 17 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.
In revering Eucharist, young Hickory parishioners follow example of fallen Italian October 25, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Saints In the midst of peers who might be non-religious, these “normal” kids, just like Blessed Carlo Acutis, became disciples of Christ not just at church and the streets, but on the web.
Bishops must teach truth, but avoid partisan politics, Archbishop Lori says October 25, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2021, Video In discussing and voting on a document on the Eucharist during their meeting Nov. 15-18, he said, the tone should be pastoral, “not compromising our teaching, not denying that it is possible to exclude oneself from the table of the Lord,” but laying the foundation for the bishops’ multiyear project of helping Catholics better understand, appreciate and celebrate the sacrament.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Interview with an exorcist October 25, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Brian Nolan talks with Monsignor Stephen Rossetti about exorcism and avoiding the power of evil.
Terrence M. Sawyer named first lay president of Loyola University Maryland October 20, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Feature, Local News, News The Loyola University Maryland Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Terrence M. Sawyer as the institution’s 25th president – the first lay president in the 169-year history of the Jesuit university in Baltimore.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Devotion to the rosary October 19, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Christopher Gunty talks with Los Angeles Bishop Robert Barron about the origins of the rosary and the prayer’s contemplative nature. Gunty also talks about military rosaries with Mari Brady, president of Ranger Rosary, and Redemptorist Father Patrick Woods of St. Mary Parish in Annapolis, where the Ranger Rosary ministry began.
‘We’re all worn down’: Catholic health care providers find spiritual strength at White Mass October 18, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Coronavirus, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News For Boursiquot, a basilica parishioner, and the other medical professionals, the liturgy was an opportunity to pray and reflect on the many challenges they have confronted during the coronavirus pandemic.
