World Youth Day guidelines emphasize importance of diocesan celebrations May 18, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry In a document published by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life May 18, the Vatican issued a set of pastoral guidelines for local WYD celebrations “to ensure that younger generations feel that they are at the center of the church’s attention and pastoral concern.”
O’Dwyer Higher: Adaptations to times, enduring truths at retreat house October 14, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs Situated on more than 18 acres along York Road, the retreat house is host to more than 5,000 guests a year. It can accommodate 101 overnight guests and a 100,000-gallon pool, but most vitally, a Catholic chapel and numerous other spaces for prayer and reflection.
Pandemic turns REAL for Libertytown youth volunteers August 6, 2020By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Uncategorized, Video, Western Vicariate, Youth Ministry During the week-long outreach, 33 volunteers worked at five job sites including a home in New Windsor.
Foundation continues Pacione’s spirit March 12, 2019By Mary K. Tilghman Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs The Pacione Foundation carries on the legacy of Mark Pacione, an innovator in ministering to young members of the Catholic Church who headed the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Division of Youth and Young Adult ministry from the mid-1980s until 2009,
Eucharistic prayer retreat inspires faith and provides challenge February 12, 2019By Katie Sukeena Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry More than 1,000 young people attended Mount 2000, an annual eucharistic prayer retreat held at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
Archbishop Lori leads Stations of the Cross during ‘Panama in the Capital’ event January 28, 2019By Norma Montenegro Flynn Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Panama 2019, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry As World Youth Day 2019 came to a close in Panama, about 1,400 young adults representing about 20 dioceses throughout the United States gathered Jan. 26 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to join in the joy, prayer and fellowship of the global event.
Door opens to Panama for Baltimore parishioner January 23, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Panama 2019, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry While Brandon “B.J.” Pinkney hopes to improve his prayer life at 2019 World Youth Day, it’s hard to imagine him coming home with any more gratitude than what he took to Panama.
Harford parish will have strong World Youth Day presence in Panama December 27, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, World Youth Day Panama 2019, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry The Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent headed to World Youth Day has a strong Hickory flavor.
Baltimore Archdiocese hosts middle school youth day May 18, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Parishes, Video, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs Middle-schoolers from around the Archdiocese of Baltimore gather at St. Louis School in Clarksville May 12 for the archdiocese’s first-ever youth day geared to young adolescents.
Baltimore pilgrims to NCYC find a young church alive and well November 22, 2017By Alexandra Danter Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry, Youth Programs The Archdiocese of Baltimore was well represented at the national youth gathering Nov. 16-18, with nearly 250 people from 27 parishes traveling to the event.
The Least Religious Generation in U.S. History: A Reflection on Jean Twenge’s “iGen” October 26, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry As late as 2004, 84 percent of young adults said that they regularly prayed; by 2016, fully one fourth of that same age cohort said that they never pray.
Beloved youth minister remembered at O’Dwyer Retreat House October 25, 2017By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry As Beth Rausch joined other music ministers in singing “Welcome Home,” friends and family gathered Oct. 20 at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks to honor Rausch’s father, Mark Pacione, in a special way.
