A live nativity offers a lesson in joy December 15, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized Our fourth grader may have only had one brief job to do, but he embraced it wholeheartedly. He held the Star proudly and peered through the center of it with an enormous smile. His eyes, his smile, and his whole face were full of joy.
Archdiocese, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Mourn Loss of Longtime Pastor, Father Michael Carrion, Who Died Saturday Unexpectedly at Age 68 November 30, 2019By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Local News, News, Press Release, Uncategorized Father Michael Carrion, longtime pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Towson, died unexpectedly Saturday at age 68. Father Carrion, who led the parish for almost 20 years, died of an apparent heart attack.
When the Holy Spirit shows up for Sunday School and more (7 Quick Takes) November 22, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized There are Sunday school teachers who prepare days ahead of time. Then you have me, who often spends Sunday morning flipping through the curriculum for the day while feeding people breakfast.
Sister Ann Joseph Hartman, O.S.F., helped coordinate hospital’s move to Towson November 21, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized A funeral Mass was offered Nov. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., for Sister Ann Joseph Hartman.
Catholic bishops conference disinvites Bransfield from fall assembly November 4, 2019By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in consultation with the members of the USCCB Administrative Committee, has taken the highly unusual step of disinviting a fellow bishop from the conference’s fall general assembly.
A day at the races, searching for costumes, homemade birthday cards, and more (7 Quick Takes) October 25, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized Our friend Theresa invited us to go to the Maryland Million with her, so our boys and I headed down to Laurel for a few hours at the races.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Sept. 4 September 1, 2019By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Urban Vicariate Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Sept. 4 at St. Edward in Baltimore.
At Quo Vadis retreat, it’s easy to meet ‘new seminarian every day’ July 31, 2019By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, Western Vicariate EMMITSBURG – Quo Vadis, an annual summer retreat for high-school aged males considering a religious vocation, took a different tack July 25. The retreat is hosted by seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. On the third of its four days, however, 62 participants heard not from a seminarian studying Theology or in his pastoral year, […]
Bishop Brennan named to lead Wheeling-Charleston diocese July 23, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Bishops, Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Uncategorized, World News Pope Francis named Bishop Mark E. Brennan as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which encompasses the state of West Virginia. The July 23 announcement was publicized in Washington, D.C., by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. He will become the ninth bishop of the diocese, which had been the Diocese of Wheeling from its founding in 1850 until 1962, when it became the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Sister Dorothy Rachuba, SSND, taught in Baltimore Catholic schools for 60 years, dies at age 92 July 17, 2019By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized Sister Dorothy first encountered the School Sisters of Notre Dame at Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Highlandtown.
Staycationing fun, Berger cookies, and other wishes that come true (7 Quick Takes) June 28, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window, Uncategorized My sons and I have been staycationing this week, and I don’t know how we can ever fit this week into only 7 Quick Takes. Sit back, buckle up, and let’s go!
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace June 27 June 22, 2019By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace June 27 at Transfiguration Catholic Community in Baltimore
