George P. Matysek Jr. commeNTARY AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryBaltimore BasilicaCommentary Amen: Jesus misses you George P. Matysek Jr.August 30, 20164 min read Eucharistic adoration at the Baltimore Basilica is in trouble. See what you can do to help – and grow closer to Christ. BlogThe Narthex Charles Osgood fondly recalls Catholic Baltimore George P. Matysek Jr.August 29, 20166 min read “Only Sister Serena could have judged your morals and grammar at the same time,” Mr. Osgood recalled. BlogThe NarthexVocations Former dentist finds new joy as Carmelite nun George P. Matysek Jr.July 21, 20165 min read It was on her 30th birthday when Celia Ashton first stepped inside the monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore.A successful dentist who had long harbored thoughts of becoming a religious sister, Celia had been invited to attend Mass at the monastery by some of her patients who happened to be Religious AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Amen: Daddy-daughter time George P. Matysek Jr.March 8, 20163 min read ‘Woof-woofs,’ polkas and prayers offer life lessons for father of 15-month-old girl. AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner George P. Matysek Jr.October 29, 20153 min read After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present. BlogCommentaryThe Narthex Anti-Catholic bigotry fails to dampen call to love in Philadelphia George P. Matysek Jr.September 27, 20154 min read Faith opens a window to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures. Baltimore BasilicaBlogThe Narthex Praise Jesus for Monsignor Valenzano George P. Matysek Jr.September 6, 20155 min read When a doctor told Treasa and me two years ago that our unborn baby likely wouldn’t live for more than a day or two after his birth, one of the first people I called was Monsignor Arthur Valenzano. BlogThe Narthex Mary gets her crown in Emmitsburg George P. Matysek Jr.May 5, 20153 min read The gleaming gold-leafed statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that soars over Emmitsburg finally has her May crown.For the first time since the statue was erected a half century ago, the much-loved figure was adorned with a gigantic wreath of silk flowers hoisted 120 feet by a crane during a BlogThe Narthex Living like Father Hipsley George P. Matysek Jr.December 22, 20143 min read When Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr. was pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden in the 1980s, a visiting priest took note of stacks of unopened correspondence from the Catholic Center that seemed to be accumulating in the rectory. He asked Father Hipsley if he was worried about the unread letters.“I Amen Matysek CommentaryCommentarySports Awash in hope George P. Matysek Jr.October 9, 20143 min read If you want to meet some of the most passionate and quirky fans in baseball, come to Section 336 in the upper deck of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 6 Next