St. Wenceslaus has been a welcoming presence in East Baltimore for 150 years.

As St. Rita in Dundalk celebrates its 100th anniversary, there are plenty of examples of hardworking people who have helped keep the faith community strong over the decades.

Meeting the community’s needs has always been a high priority at St. Bernadette, which was founded in 1972 when Glen Burnie’s Holy Trinity Parish, one of the largest parishes in the archdiocese, was divided into five separate areas.

Deacon Peter Kiamo-oh was attracted to the Catholic faith through the example of teachers and others at his school in Cameroon.

Deacon David C.F. Ray, who will be ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore June 18, does not have a “road to Damascus story” to describe his vocation to the priesthood.

Sitting just a short walk from the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay, St. Patrick’s campus in Havre de Grace is a picture of the past, present and future.

Deacon Kenneth Lukong considered studying modern letters or becoming a journalist, but as he looked at all those possibilities, he decided to follow the one he thought would bring him the most inner joy and fulfillment would be the priesthood.

Deacon Maurice Sunde Afor gets a kick out of combining his recreational passion with his ministry.

Deacon James Bors decided to devote the rest of his life to serving God and the church. He will be ordained to the priesthood June 18 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.

This week on Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty talks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and about the plans a National Eucharistic Congress planned for 2024.