Deacon Austin Bosse won’t be shooting three-point shots or dunking. But he is a vital and senior member of the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, winners of the Northeast Conference tournament and a No. 16 seed in the tournament’s East Regional.

“In a year like no other, it’s just a real tribute to our coaches and our student-athletes and really the entire university,” said athletic director Lynne Robinson.

John and Tony Minadakis, owners of Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Dundalk, embody the mission statement they learned at Loyola Blakefield: “To serve with and for others.”

While the virtual format consisting of pre-recorded videos will require some sacrifices, Roberts said, the change provides men who may not have normally attended the conference in person an opportunity to experience it from the comfort of their own homes.

“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” said Father Fest, a former longtime pastor of St. Veronica in the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore who now serves as pastor of St. Joseph in Alexandria, Va. “St. Joseph is finally getting his due.”

Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including a new pastor in Catonsville.

Archbishop William E. Lori has designated ten churches in the Archdiocese of Baltimore named for St. Joseph as official pilgrimage sites where people can pray and meditate during the Year of St. Joseph that runs through Dec. 8, 2021.

Sister Anita Maleski, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died March 3 at her home in Dupont, Pa. Sister Anita, who taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville in the 1970s, was 75.

“They’re here to help us tell her story and make Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton more relatable,” said Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine.

Before his death the week after St. Patrick’s Day in 1921, Cardinal James Gibbons helped send humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Ireland, concluding a lifelong commitment to the country.