Ned Conklin was 8 when he first considered becoming a priest. The notion returned every five years, but he repeatedly dismissed the idea.
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Archdiocesan offices welcome new directors
John Romanowsky’s life revolves around his Catholic faith. “It gives meaning to every detail in my life,” he said. “It is what has guided me.” Romanowsky, 44, is the new executive director of the Department of Evangelization for the Baltimore archdiocese. He succeeds Paulist Father John E. Hurley July 1.
Cancer-free Baltimore priest humbled by support of parishioners
Father Williamson began chemotherapy Dec. 26, two days after he celebrated six Masses on Christmas Eve. He finished chemotherapy March 26 and is now in remission.
In streets of Little Italy, St. Leo parishioners remember Christ’s sacrifice
For parishioners of St. Leo, the annual Good Friday commemoration was meant to bear witness to Christ’s crucifixion and death.
Little Sisters of the Poor stand firm against mandate
The sisters object to having to provide contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacient drugs within their employee health insurance coverage.
Renovated St. Agnes Hospital chapel sparkles
The chapel will be renamed in honor of Cardinal William H. Keeler, honorary chairman of the hospital’s Beacon of Hope capital campaign that helped raise $21 million toward the hospital’s $25 goal.
Father Ruane marks 25 years in Poplar Springs
One of the longest-serving pastors of a single parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the 70-year-old Baltimore native will mark his anniversary at St. Michael with a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. – 25 years to the day when Father Ruane first reported for duty.
Family ties: Priest, parishioners share special bond
Monsignor Tewes has become a fixture over the past two decades, as the Robinsons and the 79-year-old priest have traveled, spent holidays and enjoyed hundreds of meals together.
Under Mandela, South Africa became beacon to world, says Bishop Ricard
Witnessing thousands of South Africans of all races vote in the first free elections after the fall of apartheid was a “great, life-changing experience” for Bishop John H. Ricard, S.S.J. “It was a very exhilarating experience to see old enemies finally reconciling and to actually see the birth of a country,” remembered Bishop Ricard, a […]
Park volunteer makes giving back a weekly priority
While most who volunteer for the Friends of Patterson Park’s “Boat Lake Team” walk the perimeter of the water collecting empty liquor bottles and cans, food wrappers and other assorted trash, Malabayabas willingly jumps into the brush to trim away the overgrowth.
Catonsville family plans heart center in China
Ann Bartlinski and her husband, Ed, are in the process of opening a heart center in Beijing, China, called “Love You More Heart Home” for orphans and children of poor families
Westminster pastor honored as ‘Man for All Seasons’
Michael May, a former president of the St. Thomas More Society who has known Monsignor Farmer for 48 years, described his friend as someone who has always had an innate ability to see the good in everyone and an “extraordinary empathy for anyone he ever met.”