‘All the desires of my heart’: Vocation to religious life fostered at St. Mary in Hagerstown July 5, 2022By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Western Vicariate Sister Isabelle Maina of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance, who professed her first vows June 21 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery in Toronto, Ohio, says she began to feel the stirrings of her vocation as a youngster at St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown.
Father Ruane, known for empowering laity, retiring as pastor of Howard County parish June 30, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations “I’ve never wanted to be anything else but a parish priest,” said Father Ruane, 78. “I’ve enjoyed being with people during significant transitions in their lives – mostly through administering the sacraments, visiting the sick, preaching and teaching.”
Monsignor Farmer will remain active in pro-life movement after retirement June 30, 2022By Matthew Liptak Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Monsignor James P. Farmer, who has served as pastor of several parishes and who has been a tireless advocate for the rights of the unborn throughout his priesthood, will retire soon, but doesn’t plan to slow down too much.
Father Roach, noted church historian and longtime pastor, will stay active in retirement June 30, 2022By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations Father Michael Roach’s life could best be summed up by one of his favorite quotations, by St. Clement of Alexandria: “All life is a holy festival.”
Father Simmons retiring as the oldest active priest in the archdiocese June 30, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations During his time at Holy Spirit, Father Joseph Simmons oversaw the building of a new church (dedicated in 1988) and the construction of a $1.9 million parish center after a fire destroyed the original one Dec. 16, 2009.
Monsignor Cummings, former Navy chaplain and longtime pastor, ready for retirement June 30, 2022By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Retirement, Vocations As he prepares for retirement, Monsignor Carl Cummings said he has been gratified to help people join the Catholic faith – or return to it in the sacrament of penance.
Leadership transition coming to Baltimore Basilica as Father Boric prepares to enter Carmelite hermitage June 23, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations After much discernment and with the blessing of Archbishop William E. Lori, Father Boric will leave the archdiocese this summer to become a postulant with the Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Ordination of five priests is moment of ‘incredible joy’ for Archdiocese of Baltimore June 18, 2022By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2022, News, Vocations In a jubilant June 18 litugy, Archbishop William E. Lori ordained five men to the priesthood, including three from Cameroon.
Real-life experience: Pastoral formation helps seminarians learn to live the ministry of a priest June 14, 2022By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Pastoral formation is one of the four core disciplines of a seminarians’ education along with human, intellectual and spiritual formation.
Quo Vadis camp set for July 11-14 June 13, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations High school boys and recent high school graduates are invited to attend “Quo Vadis Baltimore,” a four-day, three-night vocations camp hosted by the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore July 11-14 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park.
Pope: People expect priests to be models, guides June 9, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News People have high expectations for priests to be good spiritual and moral guides, to be active in helping the community and families, and to be someone young people can look up to, Pope Francis told bishops and priests from Sicily.
Two cultures in one faith for Sister Lucero Romero June 9, 2022By Priscila González de Doran Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Vocations Sister Lucero Romero made her first vows in 2017 and is preparing to profess her perpetual vows this year or next year.
