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Youthful voices fill Baltimore Basilica with sacred song
The voices of young singers filled the chambers of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore with sacred songs.
Loyola School recognized for excellence by university
The Loyola School, a Jesuit all-scholarship preschool and elementary school in Baltimore, will receive Loyola University Maryland’s 2022 Milch Community Partnership Award in recognition of its service to city families.
Emmaus teams aim to help parish renewal
Leading a retreat is just one component of the work done by the Office of Parish Renewal and its Emmaus Teams, which are designed to support parishes and their staff with a wide variety of resources.
Ukrainian cemetery monuments restored
A team of workers from Loeblein Memorials in Dundalk spent part of March 7 restoring 49 vandalized monuments at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery in Dundalk. The monuments were knocked over Feb. 23, the same week Russia invaded Ukraine.
Margaret Brogden, a ‘force’ in Baltimore-area youth ministry, dies at 57
Margaret Brogden, a former Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart who was a champion of youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died of cardiac arrest March 4. She was 57.
Documentary captures history-making moments in Calvert Hall basketball
“No Limits,” a book about Calvert Hall basketball, was received so well that Mark Amatucci and his co-authors decided to enter uncharted territory by making a documentary film tackling the same subject matter.
Baltimore St. Patrick Parade honors health care hero Michael Willis as grand marshal
After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the Baltimore St. Patrick Parade returns to the streets of Charm City this year with a grand marshal who has fittingly been in the trenches, working to stem the tide of COVID-19.
Nearly 500 respond to call to come into full communion with the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Omosigho Osian was among more than 1,000 people from 55 parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore who gathered for the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion March 6 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Lenten Spirituality
Lent is a great time to grow in your faith and deepen your relationship with Christ. George Matysek talks with Paul and Sarah Jarzembowski about practical ways of making this Lent a time of spiritual growth.
Calvert Hall baseball coach and AD Lou Eckerl retiring after 40 years of dedication
As athletic director and baseball coach, Lou Eckerl has been at the forefront as Calvert Hall has piled up victories and titles from water polo and volleyball to soccer and lacrosse.