local news Local NewsNewsUncategorizedVocationsWestern Vicariate Cultivating religious vocations among altar servers George P. Matysek Jr.June 19, 20086 min read Designed by Father Leo Patalinghug, a former associate pastor of St. John who now serves as director of pastoral field education at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, the MC program is meant to help boys grow in faith and leadership. It is geared in a special way to encourage religious vocations. Local NewsNews Kayaking helps keep priest afloat Catholic Review StaffJune 19, 20083 min read Father Brian Rafferty has a motor that won’t stop and the arms to match. Local NewsNews Baltimore pastor, city, differ on homeless relocation Catholic ReviewJune 11, 20083 min read It’s the Bible vs. the government for St. Vincent de Paul, Baltimore, pastor Father Richard T. Lawrence. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Brooksbank dies at 35 George P. Matysek Jr.May 29, 20084 min read Father Kevin W. Brooksbank, a 35-year-old associate pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died May 25 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson after battling a viral infection and kidney failure. Local NewsNews Baltimore’s new Catholic fire chief focuses on safety, increased diversity George P. Matysek Jr.May 22, 20088 min read The future fire chief said he fell in love with the Catholic Church, attracted by the richness of the liturgy and the solid structure of the church. There was a sense of authenticity he longed for, he said. Disabilities MinistryLocal NewsNews Bishop Malooly confirms nine deaf teens George P. Matysek Jr.May 22, 20084 min read Without uttering a word, nine teens from Central Maryland conveyed their love for their church using signs and gestures during a first-ever archdiocesan confirmation liturgy for the deaf community May 13. Local NewsNews Holy Communion offers spiritual strength to the sick George P. Matysek Jr.May 15, 20083 min read “Holy Communion makes you feel better that you have received Jesus,” he explained. “I’m so glad I’m able to receive it. It gives me strength.” Local NewsNewsUrban Vicariate Townhomes go up in blighted East Baltimore community George P. Matysek Jr.May 15, 20084 min read The new houses are part of a 122-home development resulting from a partnership between TRF Development Partners and Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD). Seventy-five of the homes will be built from scratch, with the remaining 47 to be rehabbed. Local NewsNews Paul McMullen appointed managing editor of The Catholic Review Catholic ReviewMay 15, 20081 min read Paul McMullen, a Baltimore native with four decades of experience in the newspaper business, has been appointed managing editor of The Catholic Review. Local NewsNewsSchools Mercy’s president of 31 years has much to celebrate Catholic Review StaffMay 8, 20086 min read She has been the president and principal of Baltimore’s Mercy High School for 31 years, and may have held such a position longer than anyone else in Catholic secondary education. But, Sister Carol Wheeler, R.S.M., somehow retains the creative energy, freshness and vision she had when she came to the newly opened Mercy as a teacher in 1961 and when she became principal in 1977. Previous 1 … 273 274 275 … 282 Next