Racial Justice Circle, Mass and rally among Martin Luther King Jr. Day event highlights January 13, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebrated Jan. 17, the following events will be offered in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Celebrations begin Jan. 15, running through Jan. 17, with both in-person and virtual options.
Calvert Hall Announces $2.3 million commitment to Creighton Family Scholarship January 12, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Calvert Hall College High School in Towson announced that it has received a $2.3 million commitment to establish the Creighton Family Scholarship.
Sister Madeline Swaboski, I.H.M., dies at 78 January 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Madeline ministered for several years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving as the receptionist/school secretary at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore from 2000 to 2004; administrative assistant at the Mother Lange Guild Office of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in Baltimore from 2004 to 2009 and chaplain associate at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Baltimore from 2009 to 2013.
New Glen Burnie church to complete Monsignor Slade’s dream January 11, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News After some 60 years, the dream of building a bigger Catholic church in Glen Burnie will become reality.
Sister Margaret Mary Lewis, O.S.F., dies at 92 January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries During her 16 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Margaret worked at what is now University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson; Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore and The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
Sister Mary Ann Potenza, O.S.F., dies at 89 January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Ann ministered mostly in Pennsylvania and Delaware, but also spent eight years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, serving in education at St. Elizabeth School and the Shrine of the Little Flower School in Baltimore.
RADIO INTERVIEW: 52 Masses January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Daniel Markham is on a 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.
Maryland Catholic Conference to host town hall on youth justice system reform January 10, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News The Maryland Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, will host a Jan. 12 virtual town hall on reform of Maryland’s youth justice system 7-8 p.m.
Annual March for Life still on this year in Washington January 7, 2022By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News The 49th annual national March for Life — with a rally on the National Mall and march to the Supreme Court Jan. 21 — will go on as scheduled this year amid a surge in the omicron variant in the nation’s capital.
Nearly 300 encounter ‘Christ in the Word’ through Glyndon religious education classes January 7, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Eucharist, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News From special needs ministry to family-home study, the religious education program at Sacred Heart Parish here is tailored to the needs of children and their families regardless of their age, language and background.
Sister Mary William Philbin, I.H.M., dies at 75 January 7, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary William entered the IHM congregation in 1964, making her final profession in 1972. She served as a teacher at St. Agnes School in Catonsville from 1969 to 1970.
Surge in COVID-19 cases generates crisis standards of care in several Maryland hospitals January 6, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News Catholic hospitals in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are being hit by medical and clinical staffing shortages and other challenges as the surge in COVID-19 cases continues filling emergency rooms throughout the state.
