local news Local NewsNews Cardinal Keeler celebrates 80th birthday George P. Matysek Jr.March 3, 20113 min read “You have been and continue to be a star,” Archbishop Sambi said, “a light of hope, not only for the church, but also for the community at large.” Local NewsNewsObituaries Monsignor Strempeck, hospital chaplain and pastor, dies Catholic ReviewFebruary 17, 20113 min read Monsignor Martin R. Strempeck, a much-loved priest and former pastor who devoted much of his ministry to comforting others, died Feb. 8. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien offered a funeral Mass Feb. 14 at St. Margaret in Bel, the parish where 82-year-old MonsignorStrempeck had retired but remained active in ministry until three months before his death. Local NewsNewsRespect Life Judge Garbis rules Baltimore pregnancy center sign law unconstitutional George P. Matysek Jr.February 3, 20115 min read U.S. District Court Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled Jan. 28 in Baltimore that it is unconstitutional to require pro-life pregnancy centers to post signs with language mandated by the government. Local NewsNews St. Michael, Fells Point, faces possible closure George P. Matysek Jr.January 20, 20114 min read Leaders of the Redemptorists and the Archdiocese of Baltimore are considering a plan to close 159-year-old St. Michael in Fells Point and relocate parishioners to Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown. Local NewsNews Westminster school offered support in face of Westboro protesters George P. Matysek Jr.January 6, 20116 min read WESTMINSTER – As the Supreme Court considers a high-profile case involving the Westboro Baptist Church, much media attention has focused on what the Kansas church members did outside St. John parish during Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder’s 2006 funeral. Local NewsNews Ravens come to Archbishop Borders Catholic ReviewNovember 30, 20102 min read Baltimore Ravens kicker Bill Cundiff, possibly the 2010 team MVP, and running back Matt Lawrence came to Archbishop Borders School in Baltimore City with a message Nov. 29: value your education. Cundiff said he lives by “three Fs” to succeed in the National Football League: family, friends and faith. “You guys can go great places […] Local NewsNews Len Bias’ mother speaks of pain and moving on Catholic ReviewNovember 30, 20102 min read Few Maryland sports fans will forget where they were when they heard Len Bias died June 19, 1986. My aunt worked at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale, where Len died. She called my mother to tell her the news. Len was a hero in my hometown. He went to Hyattsville’s public high school, Northwestern, and […] Local NewsNews Bishop Spencer challenges believers to be unafraid George P. Matysek Jr.November 18, 20104 min read “Evil still touches and permeates our world,” Bishop Spencer said, “and it frustrates all our other freedoms. You and I stand in the middle of God’s will to proclaim and to live that freedom. It requires challenge. It requires self sacrifice. It requires risk.” Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Polk, urban leader and church builder, dies George P. Matysek Jr.November 18, 20104 min read Father Thomas T. Polk, a priest who threw himself into urban ministry and later led a fast-growing parish in Frederick County, died Nov. 10 after battling dementia for several years. He was 69. Local NewsNews Shooting victim’s family grieve at Holy Family, Randallstown Catholic ReviewNovember 18, 20101 min read Holy Family in Randallstown served as a police staging area Nov. 18 after a man shot his wife and locked himself in his home on Oak Trace Way, less than a mile from the church. The woman was flown to shock trauma from Holy Family after escaping from the home. Previous 1 … 272 273 274 … 295 Next