The first major snowstorm to hit the Archdiocese of Baltimore in a decade closed Catholic schools, disrupted Catholic Schools Week celebrations, prompted parishes to add extra Masses ahead of the storm and challenged Catholic social services agencies working to keep the region’s most vulnerable residents safe in bitterly cold temperatures.

A long-planned partnership between Notre Dame of Maryland University and Brightview Senior Living began taking physical shape on campus.

Catholic Review Radio host Rita Buettner speaks with authors Tom Adams and Joy Jones about their book, “A Marriage That Changed the World: Lois and Bill Wilson and the Addiction Recovery Movement.” Their conversation reframes the familiar history of Alcoholics Anonymous by highlighting addiction as a family disease and recovery as a shared, spiritual journey.

In only its second year of competition, the esports program at Calvert Hall had rapidly become one of the school’s most popular clubs.  

Catholic schools continue to offer a more affordable option for many families. On average, Catholic high school tuition in the region is approximately 43 percent lower than that of non-Catholic private schools. 

What sets a Catholic education apart?  

Gregory Farno, chancellor for education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, believes it is the focus on the entire person. Students grow not only in academics but physically, mentally and spiritually when they receive a Catholic education, Farno said.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore was well represented at a two-day celebration of life Jan. 22-23 in the nation’s capital that concluded with the 53rd annual March for Life.

A message sent to priests by the archdiocesan communications department noted that it is up to pastors to decide whether to hold Sunday Masses, based on their best judgment and knowledge of anticipated snowfall and local road conditions.

Loyola University Maryland received its third multi-million-dollar gift in the past two months as it announced Jan. 21 that it received a $12 million commitment from Bill and Susan S. Bloomfield. 

It isn’t a secret that the student body at St. Mark School in Catonsville is a family affair, with classrooms filled with siblings and cousins, as well as faculty members’ children, nieces and nephews. Having four teams of mothers and daughters working at the school, however, is a bit unusual.