local news Local NewsNews Mount Carmel is bedrock of Essex community Matt PalmerOctober 2, 20083 min read When Monsignor Robert L. Hartnett arrived at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex 12 years ago, the neighborhood parish was trying to hold together a surrounding community undergoing great change. Local NewsNewsVocations Mega Millions winner sponsors Villa Regina Academy reunion George P. Matysek Jr.September 25, 20083 min read The Sept. 19-21 reunion, sponsored by Mega Millions winner Bernadette Gietka, was the first time many of the graduates had seen each other in decades, and brought back memories of their long-closed school. Local NewsNews Q&A With Josh Blakesley Catholic ReviewSeptember 25, 20082 min read Nationally known Christian rock artist Josh Blakesley will perform at the Sept. 28 Immersed in God’s Love event at The John Carroll School in Bel Air. The event will feature an outdoor Mass and a concert with Mr. Blakesley and Jackie Francois. Single tickets are $5 and families pay $20. The event begins at 5:15 p.m. Local NewsNews St. Mary celebrates 250 years of faith in Hagerstown Catholic Review StaffSeptember 18, 20083 min read When Catholics first gathered for Mass in Hagerstown 250 years ago, they did it in secret. Since English penal laws prohibited them from worshipping publically, Hagerstown Catholics met in family homes and relied on Jesuit circuit riders from Conewago, Pa. Local NewsNews Dragon boats take over harbor, fuel Catholic Charities Catholic ReviewSeptember 18, 20083 min read As the canoe-like boats adorned with dragon heads raced across the water in Hong Kong, Harold A. Smith’s mind drifted back to Baltimore. Local NewsNews Bishop Malooly installed as 9th bishop of Wilmington George P. Matysek Jr.September 11, 20085 min read In his 38 years of priestly ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Bishop W. Francis Malooly earned a reputation as a man of good humor, deep commitment to his faith, genuine humility and a pastoral sensitivity to others. All those qualities were on display at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, Del., Sept. 8, when Baltimore’s former western vicar was installed as the 9th bishop of Wilmington. Local NewsNews Archbishop O’Brien dedicates new church in Libertytown George P. Matysek Jr.September 8, 20085 min read When Monsignor John Dietzenbach pushed open the doors of the new St. Peter the Apostle Church in Libertytown during a Sept. 7 dedication liturgy, more than 900 parishioners looked on in stunned silence. Local NewsNews Archdiocese rejects visions in Emmitsburg Catholic ReviewSeptember 4, 20083 min read Responding to an apocalyptic posting to a Web site by Dr. Gianna Talone-Sullivan claiming that the Blessed Virgin Mary told her of an impending worldwide disaster, the Archdiocese of Baltimore released an Aug. 29 statement reaffirming its position that Dr. Sullivan’s alleged visions “are not supernatural in origin.” Local NewsNews Finding a mentor in Bishop Malooly Catholic ReviewAugust 19, 20083 min read Baltimore’s auxiliary bishops appreciate Bishop W. Francis Malooly’s steady influence. Local NewsNews Bishop Malooly lists tops in Baltimore Catholic ReviewAugust 19, 20081 min read The Catholic Review invited Bishop W. Francis Malooly to reveal some of his favorite people, places and things from his hometown as he prepares to leave his beloved Baltimore to head the Diocese of Wilmington, Del. Here are the first responses Bishop Malooly gave us on his Baltimore favorites: Previous 1 … 331 332 333 … 342 Next