While the Penguins, who play in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference, came in with a 2-18 record and six straight losses, their winning streak in “The Game” continued. IND has now beaten Mercy (10-8 overall ) seven straight years.
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Financial literacy, life skills routine at Mount St. Joseph
“I began it about six years ago,” Prezelski said. “The principal and business department and alumni met and agreed the course was necessary. It’s life skills.”
Vatican working to get U.S., Russia to discuss nuclear arms reduction
The Holy See is working through nongovernmental channels to bring U.S. and Russian negotiators together to discuss new reductions in the countries’ nuclear weapons arsenals, an official with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development said during a visit to The Catholic University of America.
Father Holthaus, who served eight Baltimore Archdiocese parishes, dies at 76
Father Paul Holthaus, a native of South Baltimore who served eight parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore during his nearly five decades as a priest, died Jan. 26.
Names & Numbers highlights notable scholastic achievements
This installment of Names & Numbers, timed for Catholic Schools Week, highlights notable scholastic achievements in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam unveiled at basilica in Washington
A mosaic of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was unveiled in Washington Jan. 26, in time for the 175th anniversary of the society’s establishment in the United States.
Catholic leaders disappointed by ruling limiting immigrant aid
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government benefit programs.
Loyola University produces Baltimore Catholic League pioneer
Last season, Kara Hunter became the first woman to officiate in the BCL tournament.
Panel assesses Dorothy Day’s impact on church and their own lives
If you met Dorothy Day, you were changed, said panelists at a Jan. 27 discussion following an advance screening of a new documentary, “Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story,” which profiles the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Knights of Columbus unveils new initiation ceremony that will be public
After 142 years, the Knights of Columbus is pulling down a veil of secrecy that has surrounded its initiation ceremonies in an effort to better showcase the order’s core principles and its drive to help Catholic men become disciples.
Archdiocesan Central Services posts $36,000 surplus in fiscal 2019
The Archdiocese of Baltimore saw an operating surplus in its Central Services of $36,813 in fiscal year 2019, as compared with an operating loss of $2.7 million in the prior fiscal year.
Westminster priests camp out on school roof for a good cause
Fathers Mark Bialek and Andrew DeFusco climbed a ladder to the top of St. John School in Westminster as the school day began Jan. 28.
Despite the chilly weather and first- and second-graders occasionally pelting them with marshmallows, they said wouldn’t come down until they reached their goal of raising $8,000 for the school.