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Vocations

Friars deliver message of love on Baltimore streets

August 16, 2007
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations

Wearing hooded grey robes cinched at the waist with ropes, nearly a dozen Franciscan Friars of the Renewal marched through the streets of downtown Baltimore Aug. 9 carrying a large crucifix, an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a papal flag.

Parish work helped Father Cosgrove recognize calling

May 2, 2007
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations

Jumping into parish life at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore helped convince Father Joseph Cosgrove he might be called to the priesthood.

St. Frances principal fulfills dream to become Oblate Sister of Providence

August 14, 2006
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

It took more than four decades, but Sister Marcia fulfilled her childhood dream, professing her final vows as an Oblate during a jubilant Aug. 14 liturgy at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent in Baltimore.

Chaplain recounts horrors of Iraqi war

June 19, 2003
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

“Bullets are so terrible now,” said Father Erestain, a lieutenant commander and the only Catholic priest aboard the Comfort as it cruised the Persian Gulf throughout the war. “They come in and they rip the body right through,” he explained, slowly trailing a finger along the length of his abdomen to show the power of the weapons.

Emmitsburg seminary boasts record number of new students

October 8, 1999
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations, Western Vicariate

While many seminaries around the country have struggled to attract students in recent years, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg is bursting at the seams.

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