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Calling St. Polycarp

George P. Matysek Jr.March 10, 20112 min read
When Marilyn Szewczyk was about to launch a network of pro-life pregnancy centers in Maryland, she turned to St. Polycarp for help. Reasoning that the obscure early Christian martyr didn’t have many people asking for his intercession, Szewczyk figured she’d have easy access to his ear.Lynn Anne Sukeena, one of Szewczyk’s daughters, told me that […]
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Cardinal Keeler and the Psychic Reader

George P. Matysek Jr.March 3, 20112 min read
 Cardinal William H. Keeler, master of the one-liner, meets with George P. Matysek Jr. (CR Staff/Owen Sweeney III)During a March 2 testimonial at a special celebration of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s upcoming 80th birthday, Richard Berndt told a story that demonstrated why friends know the retired archbishop as a master of
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Mystery of George Washington’s missing (and recovered) letter to Catholics

George P. Matysek Jr.February 16, 20112 min read
Part of a 1790 letter to Catholics written by President George Washington is shown in this photograph. The letter is housed in the archives of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. (Courtesy Archdiocese of Baltimore) In honor of President’s Day, tomorrow’s issue of The Catholic Review will feature an article on a very valuable letter housed in […]
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Sargent Shriver: Cardinal Gibbons’ godson remembered

George P. Matysek Jr.January 22, 20115 min read
Sargent Shriver is shown in a Life photograph. The former vice presidential candidate was the godson of Baltimore Cardinal James Gibbons. This week’s cover story in The Catholic Review spotlights a mother and daughter who are planning to jump into the icy Chesapeake Bay at the end of the month to raise money for the Special Olympics. Was […]
Remembering a Baltimore culinary classic
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Remembering a Baltimore culinary classic

George P. Matysek Jr.December 8, 20104 min read
The founders of Haussner’s, William Henry Haussner and Frances Wilke Haussner, always treated priests with extra kindness, Mrs. Jakowski said. When long lines of waiting customers would stretch along Eastern Avenue – as was often the case – the owners would pluck priests out of the crowd and make sure they and their guests were given priority seating.
‘As good and as holy a priest as there ever was’
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‘As good and as holy a priest as there ever was’

George P. Matysek Jr.April 22, 20103 min read
The people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will miss you, Archbishop Borders. We thank you for the gift of your priesthood and the gift of your leadership. May we learn to live by the motto that governed your life – that we will listen that we may serve.
Reporter’s notebook: Martin Sheen says Gospel values needed now more than ever
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Reporter’s notebook: Martin Sheen says Gospel values needed now more than ever

George P. Matysek Jr.December 15, 20024 min read
The congregation that packed St. Peter Claver Church for Philip Berrigan’s funeral Dec. 9 was slowly making its way onto ice-covered streets of West Baltimore when I spotted the president of the United States standing outside the 114-year-old brick building.
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