Future priest hopes to offer ‘authentic witness’ to Gospel April 22, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations “I deeply desire to be an authentic witness to the Gospel and show others and guide others to understand that the church helps us be the authentic witness,” Deacon Himes said.
Road to redemption April 21, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News Living in East Baltimore, Steven Allbright had plenty of options where he could come into the Catholic Church. Something about Historic St. Francis Xavier, however, set it apart.
Baltimore native Sister Mary Olivia Baranoski, C.S.S.F., dies at 86 April 19, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered at the Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Lodi, N.J., for Felician Sister Mary Olivia Baranoski, who died Jan. 23 at age 86.
Bishops Triduum schedules April 18, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori and the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will celebrate Triduum liturgies at the following locations:
Issues of concern to Catholics advance in 2019 Maryland General Assembly April 18, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly ended with last-minute wins on issues that the Maryland Catholic Conference was watching.
House Speaker’s funeral held at Annapolis church April 17, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News A funeral program for Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch, who died April 7 at age 72, filled St. John Neumann Church in Annapolis April 16.
Archbishop Lori shares Holy Week message April 17, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Accountability News Releases, Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori shared the following video message with the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore April 17. A full transcript follows.
Concert celebrates three-century connection between Maryland and France April 17, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News Opening with the national anthems of France and the United States, the Orchestre d’Harmonie de Saint-Omer (Saint-Omer Wind Orchestra) celebrated three centuries of shared history between the countries with a concert April 12 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Between a sock and a hard place April 16, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News For every dollar donated, Cleary can supply those in need with a pair of new white crew socks. That covers the cost of the socks, which Cleary gets from a Christian vendor in Alabama, and operating expenses.
Listening session will share experiences of racism in the Catholic Church April 12, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News Three months after Archbishop William E. Lori published his second pastoral reflection on racism, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer an April 29 listening session at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore to present the firsthand experiences of invited speakers who have faced racism in the Catholic Church.
Ministering at Laurel Park, priest wants to smell not like sheep, but a ‘horse’ April 12, 2019By Norma Montenegro Flynn Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Father Mateus-Ariza, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, has a parish community that is small, vibrant and culturally diverse. He utilizes every opportunity to bring people to his parish, and when someone at the racetrack invited him to visit the workers, the priest immediately grabbed the opportunity.
Spalding an apropos host for Distinctive Scholars Convocation April 11, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools With Steven Shin, Jenna Snead and Kellen Zemanski, Archbishop Spalding High School was a fitting host April 9 for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s annual Distinctive Scholars Convocation.
