Monsignor Strempeck, hospital chaplain and pastor, dies February 17, 2011By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Martin R. Strempeck, a much-loved priest and former pastor who devoted much of his ministry to comforting others, died Feb. 8. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien offered a funeral Mass Feb. 14 at St. Margaret in Bel, the parish where 82-year-old MonsignorStrempeck had retired but remained active in ministry until three months before his death.
Judge Garbis rules Baltimore pregnancy center sign law unconstitutional February 3, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life U.S. District Court Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled Jan. 28 in Baltimore that it is unconstitutional to require pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs with language mandated by the government.
St. Michael, Fells Point, faces possible closure January 20, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Leaders of the Redemptorists and the Archdiocese of Baltimore are considering a plan to close 159-year-old St. Michael in Fells Point and relocate parishioners to Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown.
Westminster school offered support in face of Westboro protesters January 6, 2011By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News WESTMINSTER – As the Supreme Court considers a high-profile case involving the Westboro Baptist Church, much media attention has focused on what the Kansas church members did outside St. John parish during Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder’s 2006 funeral.
Len Bias’ mother speaks of pain and moving on November 30, 2010By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Few Maryland sports fans will forget where they were when they heard Len Bias died June 19, 1986. My aunt worked at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale, where Len died. She called my mother to tell her the news. Len was a hero in my hometown. He went to Hyattsville’s public high school, Northwestern, and […]
Ravens come to Archbishop Borders November 30, 2010By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Baltimore Ravens kicker Bill Cundiff, possibly the 2010 team MVP, and running back Matt Lawrence came to Archbishop Borders School in Baltimore City with a message Nov. 29: value your education. Cundiff said he lives by “three Fs” to succeed in the National Football League: family, friends and faith. “You guys can go great places […]
Bishop Spencer challenges believers to be unafraid November 18, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News “Evil still touches and permeates our world,” Bishop Spencer said, “and it frustrates all our other freedoms. You and I stand in the middle of God’s will to proclaim and to live that freedom. It requires challenge. It requires self sacrifice. It requires risk.”
Father Polk, urban leader and church builder, dies November 18, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Father Thomas T. Polk, a priest who threw himself into urban ministry and later led a fast-growing parish in Frederick County, died Nov. 10 after battling dementia for several years. He was 69.
Shooting victim’s family grieve at Holy Family, Randallstown November 18, 2010By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Holy Family in Randallstown served as a police staging area Nov. 18 after a man shot his wife and locked himself in his home on Oak Trace Way, less than a mile from the church. The woman was flown to shock trauma from Holy Family after escaping from the home.
Blessed Seelos inquiry submitted to Rome November 11, 2010By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s official inquiry into an alleged healing of a parishioner of St. Mary in Annapolis through the intercession of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was finalized Sept. 25.
Men in Black showdown a slam dunk success November 11, 2010By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Father T. Austin Murphy paced courtside in Archbishop Spalding High School’s gymnasium Nov. 5.
Democrats retain control in Maryland November 11, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Mary Ellen Russell wasn’t surprised Marylanders bucked national trends in the Nov. 2 election. While voters in many other states entrusted their legislatures to the GOP, Marylanders returned a Democratic majority to the General Assembly.
