During the week-long outreach, 33 volunteers worked at five job sites including a home in New Windsor.
Youth Ministry
Foundation continues Pacione’s spirit
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
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
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
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
The Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent headed to World Youth Day has a strong Hickory flavor.
Baltimore Archdiocese hosts middle school youth day
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
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”
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
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.
‘The World Needs Heroes’
If we start sharing stories of heroic virtue and courage, we are bound to inspire religious vocations.
Nationally recognized youth minister from Baltimore dies at 52
“He was a preacher, but he was also a strategic thinker. He was always asking, ‘What does it take to do youth ministry well?’ and ‘What’s the vision here?’ ”