Terror of 9/11 reconnected Hunt Valley parishioner with faith September 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News As she kept heading toward Ground Zero, Donaldson watched in horror as the towers collapsed one by one. “I just felt like I couldn’t stop praying the rosary at that point,” said Donaldson. “It didn’t feel like a desperate prayer. It just felt like this was right.”
New leaders begin at 19 Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Nineteen elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are under new leadership.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Baltimore Basilica’s history and significance for today September 7, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron spoke with Christopher Gunty about the history of the Baltimore Basilica and its significance for today.
Families encounter Eucharist in powerful way through Family Prayer Project September 7, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News The Family Prayer Project is an initiative of Ablaze Ministries designed to encourage families to embrace their faith more deeply through eucharistic adoration.
Archbishop Lori announces clergy appointments, including new pastors in Emmitburg and Highlandtown September 7, 2021By Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including new pastors for St. Joseph in Emmitsburg and Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.
Baltimore’s Cristo Rey Jesuit High requires COVID-19 vaccine for students, staff September 2, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore required a COVID-19 vaccine for students, teachers and staff when it resumed classroom instruction for the first time in more than 520 days Aug. 23.
Ups and downs: Glyndon priest puts pedal to Labor Day weekend fundraiser September 2, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Father Brendan Fitzgerald anticipates being in a world of hurt Sept. 5, but it will be nothing compared to the physical pain he endured on the day of his priestly ordination – all because of his affinity for long-distance cycling.
Bishop Madden will step down as urban vicar, Bishop Lewandowski to succeed him September 1, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Bishop Lewandowski, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Denis J. Madden will step down from his role as urban vicar for the Archdiocese of Baltimore effective Oct. 1. Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., will become the new urban vicar while continuing his work as episcopal vicar for Hispanic Catholics.
Booming Hispanic ministry in Lansdowne adds to pastorate September 1, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News The Hispanic community based at St. Clement I is dominated by people from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. It includes families from Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Peru. The parish acknowledges unique devotions, such as Our Lady of the Cloud (Ecuador) and the Black Christ of Esquipulas (Guatemala).
Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic schools welcome back students August 30, 2021By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools After three months of virtual classes in spring 2020, and a 2020-21 year that included hybrid learning, schools welcomed children for regular school hours that will continue five days a week.
All in-person learning returns as enrollment ticks upward in Archdiocese of Baltimore schools August 29, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools The resumption of all in-classroom instruction comes as enrollment has increased approximately 6 to 7 percent from last year.
Archbishop Lori calls for prayers in wake of attack in Kabul August 26, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, Local News, News Acts of terror are an attack against all of us and have no place in a civilized or just society.
