Five ways to survive a season crashed by COVID-19 November 11, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News The Review spoke with experts – mental, spiritual and physical – about five ways to navigate the challenges of a holiday season clouded by COVID-19.
Archbishop Lori thanks victim-survivors for coming forward in McCarrick case November 10, 2020By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, McCarrick Report “While the release of the report brings us to another moment of painful awareness of our Church’s past failures, it also marks a new era of transparency in our Church, which the lay faithful have rightly demanded,” Archbishop Lori
‘Like a ministry to me’: Catholic Charities leader first layperson to receive Valenzano Award November 9, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized At Catholic Charities, Maryland’s largest provider of social services, O’Donnell spent six years as a senior administrator; eight as director of its Community Services Division; and the last six as assistant director and chief administration officer.
RADIO INTERVIEW: New presidents of Mercy Health Services and Ascension St. Agnes November 9, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Dr. David Maine of Mercy Health Services and Ed Lovern of Ascension St. Agnes are both new to the top job this year, and they talk about how the pandemic has affected the communities they serve.
Archbishop Lori issues statement on election November 6, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News “I thank God that our country came together peacefully to observe one of the most cherished privileges of our democracy, our right to vote,” Archbishop Lori said.
A tortured 2020 election again puts the spotlight on the Electoral College November 6, 2020By Tim Swift Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, Local News, News While there’s no white smoke wafting over Pennsylvania, the Electoral College and the College of Cardinals once shared strong similarities when the U.S. body was created in 1788.
Record grant will create new baseball facility at John Carroll School November 4, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The construction of Alumni Field at Kutcher Foundation Stadium, which will have artificial turf, was made possible through the largest grant in the history of the school, the amount of which was not disclosed.
Waiting to join Little Sisters, nurse says God ‘wanted me here’ November 4, 2020By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Amanda Krow, a registered nurse who has ministered with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, is becoming a member of the women’s religious community.
In divided America, Catholics in Baltimore Archdiocese head to church on Election Day November 3, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Feature, Local News, News At a time when Americans seem deeply divided and polarized, many Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are praying for peace and unity on Election Day.
Archbishop Lori says Blessed McGivney, as parish priest, embodied beatitudes November 2, 2020By Julie Asher Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Video, World News Blessed Michael J. McGivney was a priest of the Eight Beatitudes because he lived them “so consistently and thoroughly” as a parish priest and as the founder of the Knights of Columbus, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the Knights’ supreme chaplain.
West-side pastor from Kenya casting first ballot for US president November 2, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 2020 Election, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this year. Father Isaac Makovo will be among those voting in a presidential election for the first time.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saints and how to achieve holiness November 2, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints What is a saint and how do you become one? Father Jesse Bolger has the answers and also introduces us to some of the saints of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
