Liberty Heights parishioner brings ‘youthful energy’ to outreach November 4, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate “Our church has a lot of power to change the community that we actually live in,” Hall said. “Since we have so much influence, we need to be back in the community, reaching out as best we can.”
Soledad O’Brien to speak at scholarship dinner November 1, 2019By Ralph Moore Filed Under: Local News, News Soledad O’Brien, an award-winning journalist who has ties to Baltimore, will be the keynote speaker at a Nov. 10 scholarship dinner benefiting African-American students who wish to go to Loyola Blakefield in Towson.
Names & Numbers: Fulton pet blessing, NDP honors for alum, support for Frederick highlighted November 1, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, Names and Numbers, News This month’s Names & Numbers features a pet blessing, a Nun Run and more.
St. Bernardine Parish mourns Deacon Harcum, longtime servant November 1, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Phillip Harcum Jr., whose service to St. Bernardine Church in West Baltimore was so deep that its parish hall came to bear his name, died Oct. 26 at age 93.
Feasts of All Saints, All Souls are special time of prayer October 31, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News All Saints Day, a solemnity set aside by the Catholic Church to honor saints known and unknown, will be celebrated Nov. 1.
Petersville parishioner takes Gospel to the peripheries October 29, 2019By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News “Missionary work is really a mandate, and not something special or unusual for us to be doing,” Smith wrote.
Nats fans on World Series: Baltimore in our title, but D.C. in our hearts October 26, 2019By Cassidy Jensen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports D.C. team loyalty can be hard to shake, according to Washington Nationals fans in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Archdiocese breaks ground for Mother Mary Lange Catholic School October 23, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools “I’m excited to see a beautiful new school be created on that site. I’m thinking about all the opportunity that this school will provide young people who live in our city, to grow in every way – spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially,” the archbishop said.
D’Alesandro remembered for dignity to those ‘on the margins’ October 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries “The teachings of Jesus set your foundation,” Father Watters said. “As you especially championed African-Americans in this city, (the Gospel) resonated in your heart. … You modeled respect for all people, and dignity for those on the margins.”
Archbishop Lori: Baltimore archdiocese to break ground on new city school October 22, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools In prioritizing young lives at risk, we summon all within our communities to nurture and care for those who will determine our future, inasmuch as we make possible their own.
How Mother Mary Lange Catholic School got its name October 22, 2019By Tim Swift Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools “She is sort of the mother of literacy in this area. The mother of education,” Moore said of Mother Lange.
Maryland Catholic Conference appoints new executive director October 21, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Jennifer Kraska has been appointed the new executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, the Annapolis-based conference announced in an Oct. 21 news release.
