Meet Mother Mary Lange, the namesake of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newest school October 16, 2019By Tim Swift Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Schools This month, Mother Mary Lange, a trailblazing Catholic woman of African descent, will be honored yet again as the Archdiocese of Baltimore breaks ground on its first new city school in nearly 60 years.
Towson’s Newman Center celebrates its namesake’s canonization October 14, 2019By Edward O'N. Hoyt Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Saints The Catholic campus ministry at Towson University marked the canonization of St. John Newman with a community celebration.
4 favorite lessons from St. Ignatius of Loyola July 30, 2019By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Saints As we celebrate the feast day of St. Ignatius, here are some of my favorite lessons from the founder of the Society of Jesus.
Hometown Saints: Baltimore Hispanic community celebrates St. Oscar Romero November 7, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Work of Her Hands The recent canonization of St. Oscar Romero was a moment of pride for many in our community.
Baltimore parish celebrates 150th anniversary of precious icon’s arrival November 5, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Saints “This icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help came to accompany her sons and daughters – all of us migrants here, all of us new to this country,” the superior general said.
Mother Angelica for sainthood? April 9, 2018By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Saints Father Doyle answers a question about possible sainthood for the founder of EWTN.
Driving away the shadows October 4, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Saints St. Francis of Assisi must be one of the best-known saints. But I didn’t feel a special connection to him until 14 years ago when I went on a retreat.
‘The World Needs Heroes’ August 14, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Saints, The Narthex, Vocations, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.
There’s a mouse in the house—and there’s a Catholic saint who can help with that January 17, 2017By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Saints There’s a mouse in the house—and there’s a Catholic saint who can help with that
Mother Lange’s relics moved to motherhouse as sainthood cause advances June 4, 2013By Maria Wiering Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Video ARBUTUS – “You can’t explain it,” said Oblate Sister of Providence Celestina Johnson, 86, searching for words to describe her feelings. She had just participated in a June 3 canonical celebration where the remains of her congregation’s foundress were transferred to a permanent home in its mother house’s chapel. “You never thought a day you’d […]
Lithuanian nun with ties to Baltimore on path to sainthood August 5, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints A nun who walked the halls of St. Alphonsus School in Baltimore is on her way to becoming a saint.
St. Joseph in Taneytown creatively honors 21 pastors June 23, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Saints St. Joseph in Taneytown has had a host of illustrious pastors over the course of its 213-year history.
