Baltimore pastor details evolution of multicultural ministry January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News BALTIMORE – With at least 42 different nations represented in the congregation of St. Matthew, Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar, wants the pastor of the Baltimore parish to share how he cultivated his multicultural ministry.
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.
Former Annapolis and Baltimore pastor paralyzed in freak accident January 19, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Redemptorist Father John Murray, former pastor of St. Mary, Annapolis, and St. Wenceslaus, Baltimore, was paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident Aug. 27.
Beans and Bread awaits upgrades January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore Administrators of Beans and Bread and opponents of a $4.5 million renovation and expansion to its resource center agree that clients should wait for services inside the facility, rather than on the street.
St. Frances Academy dreams of big expansion January 19, 2012By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Walking along the Johnston Square streets that surround St. Frances Academy in a forgotten corner of East Baltimore, Tom Nealis passed vacant lots overrun with weeds and boarded-up row houses tagged with graffiti.
A tale of two counties in Anne Arundel January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News In mostly affluent Anne Arundel County, huge pockets of poverty persist. The divide formed the backdrop for an Oct. 27 town hall meeting at St. Bernadette, Severn, where a Johns Hopkins researcher presented stark contrasts between the haves and the have-nots.
Cumberland outreach helps clothe children January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News CUMBERLAND – Standing next to piles of neatly folded children’s shirts and dainty toddler’s dresses hanging overhead on hangers, Ellie Mantheiy was pleased with the quantity and quality of the apparel. “It’s mostly used clothing donated by parishioners,” said Ms. Mantheiy, coordinator of the children’s clothing outreach program at St. Mary, Cumberland. “Some of it is brand new. Our parishioners are very generous.” The outreach program started about three years ago to help struggling parents throughout the community clothe their children. The church accepts donations of pants, shirts, dresses, jackets and more which are then distributed free of charge to anyone who needs them.
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.
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.
St. Louis School in Clarksville wins Blue Ribbon honor January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News CLARKSVILLE – St. Louis School principal Terry Weiss sat in her Clarksville office on the evening of Sept. 8 reading e-mails.
Monsignor Tinder’s death is ‘devastating blow’ January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News While parishioners at Towson’s Immaculate Conception were coming to terms with his retirement announcement in mid-November, Monsignor F. Dennis Tinder was talking about a greater transition.
