Christopher Kauffman, prolific church historian, dies at 81 March 2, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries It’s not possible to overstate Christopher J. Kauffman’s contributions to U.S. Catholic studies, according to Tricia Pyne, archivist for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
‘Father Mac’ taught history, served as athletic chaplain at Loyola University Maryland February 27, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Jesuit Father Francis G. McManamin, who taught history at Loyola University Maryland but was more visible serving as a chaplain to the Greyhounds’ athletic teams, died Feb. 24.
Sister Angela Erhard dies at 92 February 19, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Sister of St. Francis Angela Erhard Feb. 15 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. She died Feb. 9 at 92 after 74 years as a professed religious, including 42 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Sister St. Francis Lyons, I.H.M., dies at 80 February 19, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered for Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary M. St. Francis Lyons Feb. 12 at the IHM Center Chapel in Scranton, Pa. Sister St. Francis, who taught at two Baltimore Catholic schools in the 1950s and 1960s, died Feb. 6 at 80.
Sister Jane Meehan, IHM, former Catonsville teacher, dies February 9, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Jane Meehan taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville.
Grisez called ‘remarkable man’ whose work was ‘utterly true to the faith’ February 7, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate The late Germain Grisez, an influential Catholic philosopher, ethicist and moral theologian, was “a remarkable man” and a “very firm believer” whose faith “was unswervingly orthodox,” Jesuit Father Peter Ryan said Feb. 6.
Sister M. Macrina Stermec dies at 95 January 31, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Western Vicariate A funeral Mass for Ursuline Sister of Louisville M. Macrina Stermec, a former teacher at St. Mary School in Cumberland, was offered Jan. 29 at the Ursuline Motherhouse in Louisville, Ky. Sister Macrina died Jan. 25. She was 95.
Wittman never stopped giving to Catholic institutions in Baltimore and beyond January 24, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Raised at St. Patrick’s orphanage in Fells Point, Jack Wittman never stopped giving back to the Catholic Church, outreach that included nearly two decades on the board of the Catholic Review.
Sister Joan Hart, S.S.N.D, dies at 87 January 22, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Jan. 11 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore for School Sister of Notre Dame Joan Hart, a teacher and advocate for social justice. Sister Joan died Jan. 1. She was 87.
Josephite priest who influenced generations of youths in West Baltimore dies January 18, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate Josephite Father Joseph Francis Xavier Del Vecchio, whose gruff exterior could not hide the compassion he showed several generations of children in West Baltimore, died Jan. 13
Sister Caroleen Baummer, S.S.N.D., dies after 71 years as a professed religious January 18, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Caroleen Baummer, who spent most of her 43 years in education teaching music at Notre Dame Preparatory Lower School in Towson, the former St. Ann School in Baltimore and the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, died Dec. 4 at 94.
Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael dies at 93 January 18, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael was offered Jan. 2 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, Sister Mary Teresa died Dec. 28 at Assisi House, at age 93.