The retreat features three days of outdoor and spiritual activities at Camp Saffran, Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County along the Susquehanna River.
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Maryland March for Life scheduled for March 27
The annual Maryland March for Life will take place March 27 in Annapolis, kicking off with registration and a pizza dinner at 4 p.m. and a youth rally at 5 p.m. at St. Mary in Annapolis.
Baltimore doctor leads international effort on easing pain
As the director of the Placebo Beyond Opinions Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Dr. Luana Colloca explores ways to reduce pain through methods that don’t rely solely on drugs.
Institute of Notre Dame Alumnae Association gives another $45,000 to support girls education
The Institute of Notre Dame Alumnae Association provided $45,000 in gifts to five all-girls Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for the second straight year.
Mount St. Mary’s offers screening of movie on Mother Cabrini, champion of immigrants
Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg presents a screening March 21 of the award-winning 2024 film “Cabrini.”
Archdiocese bankruptcy case continues mediation
The court overseeing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization case for the Archdiocese of Baltimore held a status hearing March 10, in which Judge Michelle M. Harner noted that the parties involved are “working tirelessly” to come up with a mediation plan.
Radio Interview: Ask a bishop with Bishop Adam J. Parker
Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker returns for another round of questions from our listeners in our second-ever “Ask a Bishop” episode of Catholic Review Radio.
Hundreds prepare to be received into the Catholic Church
The archdiocese reported that 320 catechumens – those like Jay St. John who have not been baptized – and 458 candidates – those who are baptized but have not received one or more of the sacraments of initiation – participated in the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion liturgy at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland on March 9.
Brother Eric J. Henderson, F.S.C., dies at 82
A funeral Mass for Christian Brother Eric J. Henderson was offered Feb. 21 at Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. Brother Eric died Feb. 13. He was 82.
Archdiocese honored for its extensive work with scouting
The Baltimore Area Council of Scouting America held its annual volunteer recognition reception and dinner Feb. 20 in Rosedale and the Archdiocese of Baltimore came away with one of the event’s most prestigious awards: the 2024 Chartered Organization of the Year.
Youths rally for continued state support for nonpublic school students
Meant to capture the attention of lawmakers, the signs highlighted the importance of continued funding for important state programs such as the BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today) scholarship initiative that provides tuition assistance to help students from low-income families attend nonpublic schools in Maryland.
Archbishop Lori fosters ‘missionary creativity’ in new pastoral letter
Archbishop William E. Lori took the occasion of Ash Wednesday, March 5, to release an update to his original 2015 pastoral letter, “A Light Brightly Visible,” to focus on the pastoral implications of implementing the archdiocese’s Seek the City to Come planning that was announced a year ago.