Students honored as “distinctive scholars” April 27, 2007By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News Sixty-three graduating seniors representing 21 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore were recognized as “distinctive scholars” for their academic excellence and leadership. The awards were presented April 24 during convocation at Towson Catholic High School. Three students from each school received the award. Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, led a vespers service at the event and Monsignor F. Dennis Tinder, pastor of Immaculate Conception in Towson, served as emcee at the event.
St. Athanasius parishioners become environmentally thrifty April 26, 2007By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Environment, Local News, News A new project at St. Athanasius, Curtis Bay, is expected to bring a little more green to the planet, parish grounds and church coffers. With the delivery of a green and orange dumpster in the St. Athanasius parking lot last month, parishioners have been eagerly disposing their discarded paper products by the ton in a recycling effort they hope will create a more vibrant environment locally and globally.
Seton Keough principal honored with an award April 5, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Schools “I was glad to be at a Catholic school where Christ was at the center,” he said. “The students were incredibly resilient. It was really clear that their faith in Christ was the foundation for everything.”
Mount St. Mary’s professor wins $63,000 on ‘Jeopardy!’ March 28, 2007By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News As he sits on the blue couch in his Walkersville home watching “Jeopardy! America’s favorite quiz show,” Scott Weiss knows most of the answers. “Being in front of everyone on the planet on TV on the show – that’s a different kind of thing!” said the assistant professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, who was a recent contestant on “Jeopardy!” The 36-year-old garnered winnings of $63,000 over four rounds.
Sen. Mooney undecided on death penalty ban March 15, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life Sen. Alex X. Mooney knows he’s the man of the hour in the death penalty debate.
Eucharist attacked at Emmitsburg parish March 7, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Western Vicariate The Eucharist was desecrated at St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg after a frustrated thief or thieves apparently exacted revenge for failing to open a safe and poor box, according to Sister Marietta Culhane, O.S.F., temporary pastoral life director of St. Anthony and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont.
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.
