Counsel the Doubtful: Across archdiocese, parishioners give to crisis pregnancy centers January 4, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Works of Mercy “One of the most loving decisions you can make is to carry a child and then let someone else adopt it,” O’Connell said. “There can be a stigma attached to adoption. Abortion is easier to hide, it’s more appealing. That’s what we’re up against.”
Twenty in 2020: Enjoy these family events in the coming year January 3, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph falls on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s. In following their model as a Christian family, here are 20 ways to share faith and fellowship over the coming year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general January 3, 2020By Dale Gavlak Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani.
Sister Joan Tobin, OSF, served St. Joseph Medical Center January 2, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News A funeral Mass was to be offered Jan. 3 in Aston, Pa., for Sister Joan Christine Tobin. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 52 years, the former Sister Joseph Christi died there Dec. 27, at age 85.
‘Violence in the name of God is blasphemy,’ USCCB president says January 2, 2020By Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: “Violence in the name of God is blasphemy.”
March for Life theme borrows page from suffragist centennial January 2, 2020By Mark Pattison Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The March for Life, the annual march in Washington to protest legalized abortion in the United States, is tying itself in 2020 to the women’s suffrage movement for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Archbishop Lori’s 2019 Christmas Message December 24, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News As we gather with our family and friends this Christmas season to celebrate the blessed birth of our Savior, let us be mindful of our privilege as Christians to care for the poor, the downtrodden and all those subjected to isolation and neglect.
Christmas-themed dinner at Baltimore’s Franciscan Center includes help from school presidents December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News The north Baltimore outreach wants to expand its network of volunteers to include more Catholic high schools.
Father John Bauer, C.Ss.R, served as chaplain to soldiers in Vietnam, Orioles December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries The priest, a son of Highlandtown, died Dec. 20 at age 92 after a fulfilling ministry that included serving the rural poor, soldiers in battle and professional athletes.
Christmas past resonates for oldest pastor December 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Advent, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages This year will mark Monsignor Burke’s 40th Christmas at St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore. He’ll celebrate the 5 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve, and the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day.
NDP joins School Sisters of Notre Dame in nudging shoppers to help environment December 19, 2019By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Environment, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping outside a Giant food store in North Baltimore Dec. 7, a small group of School Sisters of Notre Dame joined teachers and students from Notre Dame Preparatory School in gently nudging shoppers to protect the environment.
Bon Secours Hospital receives new name December 17, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News LifeBridge Health announced Dec. 17 a new name for Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital: Grace Medical Center.
