Franciscan Center has been a blockbuster for 40 years January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News As Baltimore’s Franciscan Center celebrated its 40th anniversary with a block party, Sept. 10, volunteer Ellen Daniels stood in the hubbub and spoke about how the nonprofit organization was able to help her.
Father Murphy new chaplain at Towson University January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News After three years at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle River, Father T. Austin Murphy will be leaving July 1 to become the new chaplain of the Newman Center at Towson University. “As a priest you don’t forget your first parish,” said Father Murphy, 34, who is a graduate of University of Maryland Baltimore County. “I know I will leave with their prayers.” Father Murphy said he has truly enjoyed working with the elementary and high school students and helping with the sacraments.
New era begins for St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historical Site January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Father John C. Kemper, S.S. can’t help but feel humbled when he works as the director of the St. Mary’s Spiritual Center and Historic Site on Paca Street in downtown Baltimore.
Homeless to dismantle tents at St. Vincent de Paul January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News As 2008 begins, the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore, will order all makeshift tents used by the homeless in the park adjacent to the church to come down.
Mount Carmel steps into great unknown with football January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Patrick Williams always wanted to play football, but his parents thought he would get hurt.
Catholics remember Charles G. Tildon Jr. January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Charles G. Tildon Jr., who served the church in a variety of capacities and received the papal honor of being named to the Knights of St. Gregory the Great, died Dec. 16 of cancer. He was 81.
Destroyed by fire, Grantsville parish to rebuild January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News The fire that devastated St. Ann in Grantsville two days before Christmas may have taken the tiny faith community’s church building but it failed to claim the parish’s spirit. Parishioners now worship in the chapel at Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville and the religious education program has adopted a home-based approach under the direction of Camilla Rawe.
Towson parishioners rebuild after tragic loss January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News John and Gat Meredith planned on marking the first anniversary of their daughter’s death quietly.
St. Edward parishioner rallies seniors to spread wisdom January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News When St. Edward, Baltimore, parishioner Willie B. Harris Sr. retired from the Department of Defense 20 years ago, he knew he had to expend his pent-up energy in a productive manner.
Monsignor FitzGerald, 29-year navy man, celebrates anniversary January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Although his 40-year career spanned the globe and taught this priest four languages, Monsignor John L. FitzGerald is back in his native town of Baltimore doing what he knows best: ministering to seafarers. As a child, he attended St. Mark, Catonsville. Once ordained, he was assigned first to St. Matthew, Northwood, then St. Peter the Apostle, Baltimore.
Father Kelmartin, area pastor, dies January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father John. J. Kelmartin, a former pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus who taught in several seminaries across the country, died March 7 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 83.
Sykesville mom prays for son’s cure of rare disease January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Aimee Murray can deal with carrying her 31-pound, 4-year-old son. She can handle putting a 1.5-inch feeding tube into a hole in his belly and inflating a small balloon inside his abdomen to keep it in place. She can even endure exhausting hours of constantly checking on her boy to monitor his breathing and comfort him when he has muscle spasms.
