Remembering her joyful faith journey and reminding congregants of her miraculous healing through the intercession of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Archbishop William E. Lori offered the funeral Mass of Ann Theresa O’Neill July 25 in Emmitsburg.

Now 90, the Cumberland native has self-published “The Cumberland Mission,” a 316-page archival study of the Catholic Church’s efforts to minister to Catholics in Western Maryland during the region’s frontier period from 1778 to 1853. Father Burkey said he began writing the book about 20 years ago, drawing on archival research he had accumulated over decades.

O’Neill, a 78-year-old Easton resident, died in the early hours of July 17 surrounded by her family. She had suffered a stroke a few days prior and was making progress before her health declined again.

Catherine “Kate” Gietka, who as president of her family’s charitable foundation helped direct nearly $2 million in grants to local parishes, pro-life causes and other nonprofit groups after her daughter won a $183 million lottery jackpot, died July 17.

For a university founded in 1808, Emmitsburg’s Mount St. Mary’s University has surprisingly few books telling its story. That bothered alumnus John Singleton, Class of 1986, enough that he wrote one himself.

Feeding the hungry has become an important part of the outreach at St. Katharine Drexel in Frederick. The parish is especially focused on making sure students at Yellow Springs Elementary, which is nearby, have food to eat on the weekend.

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Archbishop William E. Lori is inviting Catholics and all people of goodwill to reflect on the relationship between faith, civic life and the common good. In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, we share excerpts from the first installment of Archbishop Lori’s new In Charity and Truth podcast series, inspired by his pastoral letter, In Charity and Truth: Toward a Renewed Political Culture.

It will mark the first time the bluegrass/folk band, made up entirely of Dominican friars, performs in Baltimore. Among their featured songs will be “New City,” which has a reference to the city, Father Bolger said. 

School Sister of Notre Dame Kathleen Marie Engers, whose Pumpkin Theater introduced generations of Baltimore-area children to the performing arts, died June 10 at age 101. A longtime Notre Dame of Maryland professor, she viewed the theater as a ministry that inspired a lifelong love of the arts.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host its annual gun buyback event Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Westside Shopping Center, 2413 Frederick Ave., Baltimore.