In an interview with Father Brian Nolan on the Aug. 16 episode of Catholic Review Radio, Dalton speaks about the numerous ways the Augustine Institute is a resource to help one grow in faith and reach out to others..

Bishop-designate Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., doesn’t normally wear jewelry. He’s going to have to get used to wearing a ring and a pectoral cross.

Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated a vespers service on the eve of the ordination of Bishop Bruce A. Lewansdowski, C.Ss.R., Aug. 17 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

Two events will welcome the newest auxiliary bishop of Baltimore to his new ministry this week. Due to restrictions on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, the events are not open to the public but will be livestreamed via several outlets.

“I don’t believe that requiring gun registration and background checks is infringing on someone’s liberties,” Bishop Madden told CNS. “Some of the language hurled in these debates is disturbing to me, because it seems to discount the value of the lives lost to gun violence.”

There are two reasons there is no obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this year. First, when the feast falls on a Saturday or Monday (as it does this year), the obligation to attend Mass is lifted in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Second, Archbishop William E. Lori has issued a general dispensation from attending Mass during the coronavirus pandemic.

While the Catholic colleges of Baltimore are keeping their campuses largely closed for the fall semester, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg will remain open and has already begun welcoming its largest and most diverse class of freshman students ever.

The Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Schools Office hailed an Aug. 7 announcement by a Montgomery County health officer that he has rescinded his previous directives forbidding private and religious schools from opening to in-person instruction at the start of the school year.

“The Mission to Move” is a five-day virtual walk/run that invites participants to set step count goals and track them through a smartphone app called GivHero synced to a fitness tracker. Every time participants reach their goals, their sponsors make contributions to support the outreach of Catholic Charities.

After his engagement was broken off, Deacon Jeremy Smith had a life-changing conversation with Father Charles Canterna that put him on the path to the priesthood.