local news Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael dies at 93 Catholic Review StaffJanuary 18, 20181 min read A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Teresa Carmichael was offered Jan. 2 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, Sister Mary Teresa died Dec. 28 at Assisi House, at age 93. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRespect Life Mass celebrates the beauty of life, remembers those lost Emily Rosenthal AlsterJanuary 16, 20184 min read More than 1.5 million hands have held the pro-life brochures created by Linda Brenegan, former director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRespect Life Laity in Baltimore and beyond taking their rightful place in pro-life work, ministry Mark PattisonJanuary 15, 20187 min read Building a culture of life is not solely the work of bishops and ordained clergy. Laypeople take the lead in diocesan and parish settings, and in independent organizations, to make the case for life. Faces of FaithLocal NewsNewsSchoolsUrban Vicariate Trusting in Divine Providence George P. Matysek Jr.January 12, 20184 min read “Whenever you feel down or if you feel like you don’t have anyone, you always have God,” said Melanie Cabo, a student at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. “He’s there for you.” FeatureLocal NewsNews Baltimore’s Salvadoran community worries over end to TPS Rico De SilvaJanuary 12, 20184 min read “Many of these individuals have lived in the state of Maryland for 15 years or more,” said William J. McCarthy, executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, in response to the DHS announcement affecting Salvadorians. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSchoolsUrban Vicariate Cool senior calms St. Frances Academy in big win over John Carroll Paul McMullenJanuary 11, 20183 min read In his fourth year on the varsity, Epps scored a team-high 14 points, defended wherever he was needed, broke the press and always seemed to come up with a vital assist when St. Frances Academy needed a basket. FeatureLocal NewsNewsSocial JusticeWestern Vicariate Ellicott City parish hosts Cold Weather Shelter for Howard County’s homeless population Rico De SilvaJanuary 11, 20184 min read St. Paul Church in Ellicott City hosted its annual Cold Weather Shelter outreach to those in need in Howard County Jan. 2-8. AmenAmen McMullen CommentaryBlogLocal News Amen: Ecclesiastes and 1968 Paul McMullenJanuary 10, 20183 min read Social media pronounces that there has never been this much discord and downright hate in our nation. I wasn’t around for the Civil War, but do recall the mess that was 1968. FeatureLocal NewsNewsRespect LifeSchoolsSocial Justice Maryland Catholic Conference anticipates busy legislative session Catholic Review StaffJanuary 10, 20186 min read As the General Assembly gathers in Maryland’s Capitol for its session beginning Jan. 10, the Maryland Catholic Conference is poised to provide input from the church’s perspective on a host of issues across the political spectrum. Local NewsNewsObituariesWorship & Sacraments Former director of the office of liturgy dies Catholic Review StaffJanuary 10, 20181 min read Atonement Father C. Donald Howard, director of the office of liturgy for the Archdiocese of Baltimore from 1985 to 1988, died Jan. 6. He was 71. A funeral Mass will be offered Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. at Christ the Redeemer in Sterling, Va., the parish he served as associate pastor and then pastor for 25 years until his 2013 retirement. Previous 1 … 340 341 342 … 413 Next
