New stage for U.S. seminarians focuses on human and spiritual formation September 21, 2023By Sean Gallagher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News The sixth edition of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation, or PPF, which began to be implemented last year, mandates a “propaedeutic” (pro-pih-DOO-tic) stage for all men first entering into seminary.
Radio Interview: Vocations to the priesthood on the upswing September 11, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations The archdiocese is seeing increasing numbers of men applying to become priests. Joining us to talk about vocations to the priesthood is Father Steven Roth, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Maryland woman makes final vows as Franciscan sister August 20, 2023By Susan McInerney Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations In a day filled with grace and community, family and friends and after 10 years of discernment – one as a postulant, two as a novice, and six under temporary vows – Sister Philomena Clare made her final profession June 10 as a member of the Franciscans Sisters, Third Order Regular, of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother.
Conventual Franciscans make simple profession of vows August 15, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Heine, minister provincial of Our Lady of the Angels Province of his religious community, received the simple profession of vows from Friar Vincent Mary Ouly and Friar Marvin Paul Fernandez July 21, at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Md. The Rite of Profession marked the end of the first year of their novitiate.
Honored by Knights, Sisters of Life founding superior shares ‘secret of loving’ behind a culture of life August 4, 2023By Peter Jesserer Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Respect Life, Vocations, World News Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, the Knights’ supreme chaplain, introduced Mother Agnes as “a true disciple of the Lord working in a profoundly difficult apostolate.”
Radio Interview: New religious community serves Baltimore’s forgotten people of the streets July 31, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Missions, News, Radio Interview, Vocations Four members of the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ are stationed at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. George Matysek talks with Sister Giovana of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, a 26-year-old religious sister from Brazil who serves as the local superior of the Baltimore apostolate, known as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mission.
Radio Interview: A Relational Guide to Growing in your Prayer Life July 24, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations On this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Father Boniface Hicks speaks about prayer as growing in a relationship. He also discusses the need for vulnerability, silence, imperfect prayer times with God and practical ways of growing in your spiritual life.
Quo Vadis Baltimore showcases path to vocations, fraternity July 19, 2023By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Fifty-one young men from across the region joined in a community of brotherhood July 10-13 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore for a four-day overnight opportunity to allow Christ to be part of their lives through prayer, confession, adoration and talks about seminary and priestly life.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Parents of a seminarian share their journey July 10, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations John and Tracy Sullivan are the parents of Russ Sullivan, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Baltimore preparing for the priesthood at St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park. The Sullivans, parishioners of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, share their experience of having a son in the seminary and offer some advice to other parents whose children are interested in the priesthood or religious life.
Father Edward Hendricks, trailblazer in pastoral planning, will remain in Western Maryland for retirement June 28, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations, Western Vicariate “It’s so rewarding that people let you into their lives at these key moments – the birth of a child, marriage, illness or death – and it’s the role of the priest to be thankful for that invitation and to walk with them in their journey as far as they want us to walk with them and to recognize we’re probably going to get more out of it than we give,” he said.
Father Gregory Rapisarda to continue healthcare ministry in retirement June 28, 2023By Nancy Menefee Jackson Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Father Rapisarda, who prefers to be called “Father Greg,” is retiring at 75, but he plans to be plenty present.
Historic day: Archbishop Lori ordains largest class of priests in more than 40 years June 26, 2023By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2023, News, Vocations The June 24 priesthood ordinations at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland marked two happy occasions in the cathedral’s history.
