Knott Scholarship Funds expands to Western Maryland, increasing scholarship footprint January 16, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Recognizing the great lengths parents go to give their children a Catholic education, Knott Scholarship Funds is expanding its geographical footprint.
St. Agnes School, Catonsville, to close at end of academic year January 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Leaders of St. Agnes Catholic School in Catonsville announced Jan. 13 that the parish elementary school will close at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
Jesuit Father Eugene A. Nolan, former Loyola Blakefield headmaster, dies at 84 January 12, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Jesuit Father Eugene A. Nolan, who served as headmaster at Loyola Blakefield in Towson and associate chaplain at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, died Jan. 6 at the Scranton Jesuit Community. He was 84.
Catholic Charities among 2024 top workplace award winners January 6, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic Charities of Baltimore was among several Archdiocese of Baltimore entities named a winner of a 2024 Top Workplace Award by The Baltimore Sun media group – “a prize created to highlight the importance and appeal of a people-first culture on the job.”
Mother-daughter duo’s gingerbread replica of long-awaited new Catholic school ‘a labor of love’ January 4, 2025By Dianne Towalski Filed Under: Christmas, News, Schools, World News For the past 26 years, Sue and Bailey have created special gingerbread houses for the holidays and when they heard that the school was being built, they decided that it would be their next gingerbread “house.”
Sleep Out in Annapolis gives students a glimpse into homelessness December 31, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Social Justice The high school students were participating in a Sleep Out, a fundraiser for Covenant House, a nonprofit that provides support for young people facing homelessness and survivors of trafficking.
School Sisters of Notre Dame announce progress on sale of IND property for affordable housing December 27, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The School Sisters of Notre Dame recently announced that they are making progress on the sale of the buildings that housed the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, while also emphasizing their mission to continue to minister to the neighborhood surrounding the Aisquith Street property.
Benedictine abbot, retired professor, goes back to high school as ‘lifelong learner’ December 21, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, Schools, World News A Benedictine abbot, former college professor and secondary education teacher is now among the students at his abbey’s Catholic high school, proving that — as he told OSV News — “all of us should continue to be learners our entire life long.
Mercy High School launches capital campaign December 12, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Giving, Local News, News, Schools Mercy High School, a North Baltimore all-girls Catholic secondary school, launched Dec. 12 a $10 million capital campaign, “The Spirit of Mercy: Advancing the Legacy of the Sisters of Mercy.”
John Carroll School closed for day after students sickened December 10, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The John Carroll School in Bel Air was closed to students Dec. 10 after an incident the day before that resulted in 18 students being transported to local hospitals after feeling ill at a school Mass.
Jesuit Father McAndrews recalled as ‘brilliant’ educator at Loyola Blakefield December 7, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Father McAndrews, who died Nov. 23 at age 96, is largely credited with putting the all-boys school on a path during his presidency (1979-98) to where it now is honored routinely as one of the best private educational institutions in Maryland.
In age of individualism, young people need holistic education, pope says December 3, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News As young people become increasingly immersed in a society that encourages individualism and disconnection, educators must strive to develop a holistic form of education that integrates the heart, mind and body, Pope Francis said.
