Immigrants find help making way in classroom, society December 5, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Positively Catholic Two millennia after Mary and Joseph crossed a border and encountered closed doors, agencies and parishes across the Archdiocese of Baltimore heed the Gospel call to welcome the stranger.
Ask a veteran: Military backgrounds benefit parishes, schools November 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic With Veterans Day Nov. 11, this installment of Positively Catholic looks at a Catholic school principal, a parish leader and a man studying to be a priest who took time to serve their country while continuing to serve God.
Parishioners make Harford Region’s Faithfest go September 27, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic “The generosity of the people who put this on is remarkable,” Father Foppiano said. “They all have lives to live. They’re doing this on the side, and for some, with the effort they put in, it could be a full-time job. So often we focus on our own territory, and it’s nice to come together.”
Road from Damascus: From Syria to Baltimore, physicians find, share compassion September 12, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic What do School Sisters of Notre Dame, a poverty-stricken West Baltimorean and a Towson resident with heart disease have in common?
Catholic Charities program hones ability to secure substantive employment July 8, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic St. Edward’s Workforce Development Center partners with Vehicles for Change on Baltimore’s west side.
Journeys’ end: Religious vocations offer enduring appeal to young women June 3, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic, Vocations Meet three women who are giving their lives to service through religious life.
Faith formation class focuses on children with special needs May 6, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Disabilities Ministry, Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic “I just feel like they deserve to have sacraments and a relationship with Jesus like everyone else,” said Michele Poligardo, the CCASTA administrator for religious education. “These students with special needs are encountering Jesus through their teens (mentors) and through the acceptance and love they find in this program, and that’s what religious education should be – a way for our students to encounter a loving, forgiving God.”
Sketching a new life at St. Vincent’s Villa April 5, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic St. Vincent’s Villa, a program of Catholic Charities, offers care, stability for children in crisis.
Missionaries share faith from Annapolis to Emmitsburg to Towson March 19, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic, Young Adult Ministry FOCUS missionaries are having an impact in the faith lives of young adults at three universities within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Sharing God’s gifts: Serving others a part of schools’ ‘Catholic identity’ January 31, 2019By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic Catholic schools make service a keystone of Catholic education throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Beacons of Light: Parishes expand their footprints December 22, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Positively Catholic A time of great joy and celebration, Christmas has a way of bringing people back to the Catholic church – or maybe into a pew for the first time. Here are some of the ways parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore make spirits bright and expand their faith communities.
