Notre Dame Prep names soccer hall of famer Steve Powers as next athletic director February 23, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports Maryland Soccer Hall of Famer Steve Powers will join Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson as athletic director in July.
Archbishops’ friendly Super Bowl wager raises $22,000 for Catholic schools February 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Uncategorized, World News Donors contributed more than $22,000 for tuition assistance scholarships as part of a friendly wager between Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati over Super Bowl LVI’s outcome.
Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL February 10, 2022By Kate O'Hare Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, News, Sports, World News As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football.
How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline February 10, 2022By Elise Italiano Ureneck Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent, Sports What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness.
Archbishops’ friendly Super Bowl wager also will benefit Catholic schools February 9, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati are rooting for their home team in Super Bowl LVI, but they also have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the Feb. 13 showdown between the Rams and the Bengals.
St. Frances mourns death of football player Lamar Patterson February 3, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports For the second time in 10 months, the St. Frances Academy community is mourning the death of a player from its nationally renowned football team.
Former Catholic college teammates stick together in NFL February 3, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Las Vegas Raiders coaches Josh McDaniels and David Ziegler are the only current NFL head coach-general manager combination who were teammates in college and graduates of the same school — John Carroll University near Cleveland.
Maryvale indoor track enjoys quite a run of success; Lions win fifth IAAM title in past six seasons January 26, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports, Uncategorized Maryvale Prep’s team depth is what carried it to the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland championship Jan. 17. It was the Lions’ fifth title in the past six seasons that the event has been contested.
Wisconsin Franciscan sisters religiously cheer on Green Bay Packers January 21, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News On the second floor of the Motherhouse to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, the sisters gather in a spacious lounge to regularly watch their beloved Green Bay Packers play.
Man of Action: Matt Birk boldly embraces pro-life cause December 22, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Sports, Year of St. Joseph Matt Birk is best known as the hardworking center who helped the Baltimore Ravens win a Superbowl in 2013. He’s also a devoted Catholic, father of eight and a champion of the pro-life cause.
Mercy High to take on Maryvale in new chapter in girls’ basketball tradition December 10, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mercy High School in Baltimore and Maryvale Preparatory School in Lutherville announced Dec. 10 they will begin a new tradition in girls basketball Feb. 25 when the two all-girls schools compete in “The Classic.”
Religious freedom commission welcomes U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympics December 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Religious Freedom, Sports, World News The Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing sends “a strong and unequivocal message” to the Chinese government that its persecution of religious minorities will not be tolerated, said the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
