Archbishop Curley’s Natalie Hax named the archdiocese’s high school teacher of the year September 3, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools As a teacher at Archbishop Curley High School for the last four years, Natalie Hax wants to make sure each student feels “valuable and supported.”
Radio Interview: Little Portion Farm cares for hungry and creation September 2, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Michael Heine, provincial leader of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, and Matt Jones, manager of Little Portion Farm, talk with George Matysek about Little Portion Farm.
Sister of Mercy Ruth Handren, former administrator at Mercy Medical Center, dies at 104 September 2, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass will be held Sept. 4 for Sister of Mercy Ruth Handren. Sister Ruth, formerly known as Sister Mary Scholastica, had been a Sister of Mercy for 81 years. She died Aug. 27 at Mercy Springwell retirement home. She was 104.
St. Francis of Assisi teacher Lori Hicks is ‘little pencil in the hand of God’ September 2, 2025By Sharon Crews Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Lori Hicks, who was recently named Elementary School Teacher of the Year by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, quoted St. Teresa of Kolkata in explaining her first-grade teaching position at St. Francis of Assisi School in Baltimore.
Dragon Boat races coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for Catholic Charities September 1, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Sports Since 1998, the Dragon Boat races have been a biennial tradition, except for a pandemic pause. The event was born from a visit to China by Hal Smith, a former executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Football coaches eager to make a difference in new roles at Baltimore-area Catholic schools August 28, 2025By Gerry Jackson Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Calvert Hall’s Tyler Ward is among coaches at four area Catholic high schools who will be trying to get their new teams to the highest level. In addition to Tyler Ward, Richard Holzer will take over at Loyola Blakefield in Towson; Rich Stichel Jr. at Archbishop Curley High School in Northeast Baltimore; and Josh Ward (not related to Tyler Ward) at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Essex.
Brother Michael Madden, O.F.M., Baltimore native and artisan, dies in Florida August 27, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was held Aug. 11 in St. Petersburg, Fla., for Franciscan Brother Michael Madden. The Baltimore native and accomplished artisan died Aug. 4 after a brief illness. He was 91.
Archdiocese of Baltimore schools celebrate first day of school August 26, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Cheers and applause filled the parking lot of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School on the first day of school as students were dropped off and greeted by staff and the school’s mascots, cougars Max and Cocoa, Aug. 25.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools convocation celebrates teachers August 26, 2025By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools School Sister of Notre Dame Patricia McCarron spent her first official day as superintendent of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools celebrating with the teachers she oversees.
Three philanthropists remembered for support of Archdiocese of Baltimore causes August 26, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Obituaries Three archdiocesan philanthropists, two of whom raised millions for the Partners in Excellence scholarship program and received awards for their charitable works, have died within days of each other.
Sister Kathleen Shannon, Baltimore native and math teacher, dies at 70 August 26, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral service was held Aug. 23 for Daughter of Charity Sister Kathleen Shannon, a Baltimore native and math teacher. She died Aug. 20 at age 70 of lymphoma at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg.
Jesuit Father James Salmon, noted Loyola professor, dies at 100 August 25, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father James F. Salmon, who served three stints as a science and theology professor at what is now Loyola University Maryland, died Aug. 17. Father Salmon, who also served as headmaster at Loyola Blakefield from 1973 to 1976, had turned 100 in July after serving 75 years as a priest.
