Bishop Madden testifies against death penalty March 1, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life In an unusual move that highlights the priority Maryland’s bishops have placed on abolishing the death penalty, Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, testified in person during Feb. 21 committee hearings on a bill that would replace the death penalty with life sentences without parole.
Faith unlocks doors for former death row inmate February 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Despite the strong temptation to despair, Mr. Bloodsworth said he decided he would fight to prove his innocence. He believes God sustained him through nearly nine years of taxing prison life, sending him otherworldly consolations and leading him into the Catholic Church.
Gov. O’Malley speaks to Catholic educators at mansion February 8, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools ANNAPOLIS – Standing inside the governor’s mansion he has occupied for less than three weeks, Gov. Martin J. O’Malley told a group of Catholic educators he never would have pursued a career in public service were it not for his own Catholic education. Glancing at some 30 Catholic schoolteachers and administrators, including Sister Columbkill O’Connor, […]
Death penalty ban gains momentum in Maryland February 1, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life After many years of failed attempts to repeal the death penalty in Maryland, abolitionists are closer than ever to passing a ban on capital punishment now that Gov. Martin J. O’Malley has promised to sign repeal legislation.
Vandal attacks Timonium Nativity set January 10, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Mrs. Hoffman said she forgives the person or persons who vandalized her property. Her husband had planned to continue lighting the toppled figures to remind neighbors that Christianity is “under attack.”
Basilica windows sparkle in new home December 21, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News On a recent sunny afternoon, the stained glass windows at St. Louis in Clarksville sparkled with a radiance few could have imagined when they stood in their original home at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Illuminated by the mid-day sun, brilliant shades of cobalt blue, deep purples and fiery reds seemed to leap from the glass and command a visitor’s gaze.
Manchester Masterpiece: Bishop Malooly dedicates new church for St. Bartholomew December 16, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News After more than four decades of waiting, parishioners of St. Bartholomew in Manchester rejoiced in the opening of their much-anticipated new church when Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, led a jubilant dedication liturgy Dec. 16.
Good Shepherd Sisters devote lives to prayer, helping women November 23, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News In a fast-paced age of cell phones, digital television and rampant consumerism, seven Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd live quite different lives at their Baltimore convent.
Ranger rosaries in short supply for U.S. soldiers November 22, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News What Pat Evans calls the “most powerful weapon” American servicemen could ever carry is failing to make its way into the hands of many military men and women in Iraq.
Priest struggles with Orioles-Nationals rivalry June 22, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Sports For someone who grew up across the street from Memorial Stadium and who spent his summers trying to emulate Brooks Robinson at third base, Monsignor Michael Fisher must be stuck in a kind of baseball purgatory.
‘Cathedral of the south:’ Cardinal Keeler dedicates 1,200-seat church for St. Louis, Clarksville April 27, 2006By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate “People want their churches to lift their spirits,” Monsignor Luca said. “This church does that.”
Friends, family celebrate Cardinal Keeler’s priestly ministry October 13, 2005By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Following the joyful celebration of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s 50th anniversary as a priest Oct. 5, many of the cardinal’s friends and family crowded into white tents erected on the parish lawn of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to greet Cardinal Keeler personally and celebrate his decades of devoted ministry.
