Father Peach to become Carmelite hermit November 20, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Father Patrick Peach is turning in his black clerics and white collar for a brown tunic.
Baltimore woman professes final vows October 19, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations Sister Maria del Fiat Miola was studying abroad in Italy during her junior year at Columbia University when she encountered a group of women at St. Peter’s Square who would change her life.
Mega Millions winner sponsors Villa Regina Academy reunion September 25, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations The Sept. 19-21 reunion, sponsored by Mega Millions winner Bernadette Gietka, was the first time many of the graduates had seen each other in decades, and brought back memories of their long-closed school.
Cultivating religious vocations among altar servers June 19, 2008By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized, Vocations, Western Vicariate Designed by Father Leo Patalinghug, a former associate pastor of St. John who now serves as director of pastoral field education at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, the MC program is meant to help boys grow in faith and leadership. It is geared in a special way to encourage religious vocations.
New S.S.N.D. leader outlines priorities December 6, 2007By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Vocations In the face of what she sees as an increasingly polarized and splintered world, the newly-elected global leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame said she hopes to promote a sense of solidarity among humanity.
Friars deliver message of love on Baltimore streets August 16, 2007By 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, 2007By 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, 2006By 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, 2003By 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, 1999By 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.
