local news Catholic CharitiesFeatureLocal NewsNewsSports Dragons race, crowds cheer at Catholic Charities fundraiser Katie V. JonesSeptember 15, 202510 min read With the blast of a horn, the dragon boat races paddled off Sept. 13 in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. A fundraiser for Catholic Charities, the biennial race featured local businesses, nonprofits and college teams competing for the coveted dragon trophy while raising money for the nonprofit and its many programs. CR RadioFeatureLocal NewsMovie & Television ReviewsNewsRadio Interview Radio Interview: Catholic movie director Sean McNamara and ‘Bau: Artist at War’ Catholic Review StaffSeptember 15, 20251 min read Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with writer and director Sean McNamara about these topics, and about his new movie, due in theaters Sept. 26, “Bau: Artist at War.” FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools New leaders begin new academic year in Baltimore-area Catholic schools Mitzy DerasSeptember 15, 20254 min read The following educators have begun new leadership positions in the 2025-26 academic year in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. FeatureLocal NewsNewsYouth Ministry ‘Sister Flo’ ready to go; new leader named for Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center Jay SorgiSeptember 15, 20254 min read Sister Florencia Silva Cabrera, known as “Sister Flo,” has arrived from her native Peru to serve as director of the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks. Local NewsNewsObituaries School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro, former NDP teacher, dies at 93 Catholic Review StaffSeptember 12, 20252 min read A funeral Mass will be offered Sept. 17 for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Michael Tashiro at Villa Assumpta in Towson. Sister Mary Michael, a former teacher at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, died Aug. 28. She was 93. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Father Thomas Gills, Western Maryland pastor and military chaplain who aided wounded, dies at 71 George P. Matysek Jr.September 11, 20257 min read Father Thomas Gills, a former military chaplain who ministered to critically wounded servicemen and later served as pastor of St. Peter the Apostle in Oakland and St. Peter at the Lake in McHenry, died Sept. 6 at his home in Little Orleans. He was 71. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchools Choosing civility: Schools promote kindness, peace and understanding Susan McInerneySeptember 11, 20254 min read A growing movement in archdiocesan-area Catholic schools is bucking that trend. A standout example is Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Baynesville, where students embraced the “Holy Moments” program launched by Dynamic Catholic as a pilot in the 2023-24 school year. Consecrated LifeFeatureLocal NewsNews SSND’s Villa Assumpta residents plan move to new Stella Maris facility Gerry JacksonSeptember 10, 20253 min read After more than seven decades of residence at a prominent property in Baltimore County, the School Sisters of Notre Dame are scheduled to leave their regional mother house, Villa Assumpta, this fall. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Joan Golden, former teacher at St. Bernardine, dies at 91 Catholic Review StaffSeptember 10, 20251 min read A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 9 in Dunmore, Pa., for Sister Joan Golden of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sister Joan, formerly known as Sister M. St. Robert, died Sept. 3. She was 91. FeatureLocal NewsNews Holy Korean Martyrs Catholic Church ready to break ground on new campus Katie V. JonesSeptember 10, 20254 min read Standing on a hill overlooking a field of grass in Sykesville, Joseph Yi sees the future. After more than 25 years of planning, the construction of Holy Korean Martyrs Catholic Church’s new home on Sykesville Road in Howard County is to begin this fall, with a groundbreaking scheduled for Sept. 20. Previous 1 … 14 15 16 … 403 Next
