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Positively Catholic

Immigrants find help making way in classroom, society

December 5, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2019
By 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, 2018
By 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.

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