Opera baritone lifts spirits at Baltimore Archdiocese schools gala October 2, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools An opera star who has performed in London, Madrid and Sydney, Greene was the keynote speaker at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s ninth annual Gala for Catholic Education.
Coffee & Doughnuts with William J. McCarthy Jr. October 2, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coffee & Doughnuts, Commentary, Local News The Catholic Review sits down with with William J. McCarthy Jr., executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore and parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Timonium.
Coffee & Doughnuts with William J. McCarthy Jr. October 2, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Coffee & Doughnuts, Commentary, Local News The Catholic Review sits down with with William J. McCarthy Jr., executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore and parishioner of Church of the Nativity in Timonium.
Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference is Oct. 6-8 October 2, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News To be held Oct. 6-8 at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, the 7th-annual conference is open to women 18 years old and older. This year’s theme is “Fire Within.”
Names and Numbers: Meaningful milestones October 2, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, Names and Numbers, News The latest installment of Names and Numbers includes a parish, a school, and six religious sisters celebrating decades of ministry and service, as well as a state-of-the-art performance center, a Haiti Carnavale and a back-to-school event for West Baltimore children.
Hagerstown Blue Ribbon involves multi-generational commitment September 29, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Family and faith traditions have also contributed mightily to the enduring power of the only Catholic parish school in Western Maryland.
Hydes school students celebrate Blue Ribbon status September 29, 2017By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools “I’m honored that we were recognized because our philosophy is that all children should have an opportunity to have a Catholic education,” said Christine Blake, principal of St. John the Evangelist School in Hydes.”
Four Archdiocese of Baltimore schools earn National Blue Ribbon status September 28, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Blue Ribbon, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Video St. John the Evangelist School in Long Green Valley and St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown received the distinction for the first time. St. Louis School in Clarksville and St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick were honored for a second time.
Curley soccer takes Reif Alumni Cup back from Calvert Hall September 28, 2017By Jeff Seidel Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports, Video “It’s a game that’s special for me because my freshman and sophomore year (we) lost it,” said Dragisics, who scored out what turned out to be the winning goal in the 39th minute
Knights mobilize to aid Iraqi Christian refugees September 28, 2017By Brendan Reynolds Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, Local News, News The Knights of Columbus in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have joined a national effort to prioritize funding for the reconstruction and resettlement of Karamdes, a devastated Christian town in northern Iraq which was liberated from ISIS late last year.
Archbishop Lori announces statewide Maryland task force on racism September 27, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the chairman of the Maryland Catholic Conference, announced Sept. 27 the creation of a statewide task force on racism.
St. Alphonsus Shrine entrusted to Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter September 25, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parishes, Urban Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments “It’s a real pleasure and a real joy to be able to offer Mass in such a historic, beautiful church,” said Father Kiefer, a former Army captain who was deployed to Mogadishu in Somalia and Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
