Scalia, longest-serving justice on current Supreme Court, was champion of originalism February 15, 2016By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Scalia said it wasn’t his job to make policy or law, but to “say only what the law provides.”
‘Art in Heaven:’ Archdiocese bids farewell to Monsignor Valenzano September 11, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News, Obituaries In a final sendoff marked with heartfelt displays of raw emotion, hundreds of people said goodbye to Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano.
Monsignor Valenzano, basilica rector who touched the lives of thousands, succumbs to cancer September 6, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano, basilica rector and a man described by Archbishop Lori as a priest of “tremendous pastoral love,” died Sept. 5.
Callum researched, shared story of Maryland black Catholics July 29, 2015By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Local News, News, Obituaries St. Francis Xavier Church in East Baltimore bade farewell July 28 to the scholar who made its rich history come alive.
Lead post-Vatican II architect dies at 84 July 23, 2015By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News, Obituaries William L. Gaudreau, a leading post-Vatican II architect who designed many churches, school buildings and other structures in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died July 6 of heart failure at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Baltimore. He was 84.
Father Thomas Loftus put preaching into practice June 5, 2015By Erik Zygmont Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Thomas Brendan Loftus, who served at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, was remembered for the personal commitment behind his strident preaching.
Mark Pacione, ‘giant’ in youth ministry, dies at 60 December 30, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Mark D. Pacione, a nationally respected leader in youth and young adult ministry, died suddenly Dec. 29.
Father Hipsley, former Cumberland pastor and prison minister, dies at 76 December 18, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Prison Ministry Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr., a former longtime pastor and beloved Cumberland-area prison chaplain, died Dec. 17.
‘Cookie’ Harris remembered as passionate advocate for life August 29, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Respect Life Sylvia “Cookie” Harris, one of the leading pro-life advocates in Maryland and a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph in Cockeysville, died suddenly Aug. 28, a few days before what would have been her 58th birthday.
Lotto-winning philanthropist Bernadette Gietka dies at 65 August 11, 2014By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Dundalk resident Bernadette Gietka was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and aspiring playwright working four part-time jobs in June 2003 when she won the $183 million jackpot from the Mega Millions interstate lottery game. She chose the cash payout option of $112.8 million, taking home $76 million after taxes. Her win was the fourth largest in state history, a windfall both for Gietka and the charitable causes she championed.
Tom Clancy, 66, was supporter of Catholic education October 2, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bestselling novelist Tom Clancy died Oct. 1 at 66.
Bishop Gossman, first urban vicar, dies at 83 August 13, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, a former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore who served as the archdiocese’s first urban vicar, died Aug. 12.