High school costs, as shown in annual CR survey, prove worthwhile investment February 3, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Uncategorized Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue to display their value, as shown in the Catholic Review’s annual survey of cost of attendance at non-public schools in its geographic footprint.
Sister Mary Dee Smith, who taught in Baltimore Archdiocese for 30 years, dies at 81 February 2, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Dee Smith, who entered the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart in 1965 and served 30 years in education in the Archdiocese of Baltimores, died Jan. 27 in Philadelphia. She was 81.
Father Thomas Gills, retired Air Force chaplain, recalls ‘powerful ministry’ to wounded and dying January 30, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Western Vicariate “You’re face-to-face with 19- and 20-year olds who had lost an arm or both arms, a leg or both legs, and writhing in pain,” Father Gills said, “and you would just touch them through prayer and somehow God would work through those prayers to lift them up and give them renewed hope and an optimistic view of the future.”
From Annapolis to Bel Air and elsewhere, satellite observances add to spirit of virtual March for Life January 29, 2021By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life From Annapolis to Bel Air and points west in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the annual March for Life Jan. 29 was observed, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Pro-life witness is rooted in the Eucharist, Archbishop Lori says January 29, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “The Eucharist unites and strengthens us in our efforts to secure justice for the unborn, and to create a culture wherein every human life is cherished, nurtured and protected from the moment of conception until natural death,” said Archbishop Lori, chairman-elect of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Archbishop Lori encourages vaccinations as ‘act of charity and love’ January 28, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Video As civic leaders hope to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks and months, Archbishop William E. Lori is renewing his call for everyone throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to get vaccinated as “an act of charity and love.”
Educators in Baltimore Archdiocese begin to receive COVID-19 vaccine January 27, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Hundreds of elementary and secondary educators in the Archdiocese of Baltimore began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine the week of Jan. 18, when Maryland entered the rollout’s Phase 1B.
Theology Uncorked looks at reducing violence in Baltimore January 27, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News With the murder of Safe Streets organizer Dante Barksdale fresh in their minds, advocates for reducing violence in Baltimore City said during a Jan. 26 video conference that respect and dignity help them reach out to a suffering community.
Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu served in Govans, Halethorpe January 27, 2021By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu, a priest who served in his native Vietnam before coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 21 in Carthage, Mo. He was 86.
Sister Patricia McAlpin, O.S.F., served in Baltimore, dies at 88 January 27, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Patricia McAlpin, who was attracted to the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore by their ministry with African American orphans and served in several ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 14.
Sister Hildegarde Grogan, O.S.F., ministered in archdiocese, dies at 87 January 27, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Hildegarde Grogan, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 64 years, whose ministry in health care and education brought her to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 20 in Assisi House in Aston, Pa.
Sister Lois Marie Blessing, S.N.D.deN., taught in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 83 January 27, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Lois Marie Blessing, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 63 years who spent much of her teaching ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 1 at the Hospice of Cincinnati.
