local news Arts & CultureBaltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Basilica windows sparkle in new home George P. Matysek Jr.December 21, 20064 min read On a recent sunny afternoon, the stained glass windows at St. Louis in Clarksville sparkled with a radiance few could have imagined when they stood in their original home at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Illuminated by the mid-day sun, brilliant shades of cobalt blue, deep purples and fiery reds seemed to leap from the glass and command a visitor’s gaze. Local NewsNews Manchester Masterpiece: Bishop Malooly dedicates new church for St. Bartholomew George P. Matysek Jr.December 16, 20065 min read After more than four decades of waiting, parishioners of St. Bartholomew in Manchester rejoiced in the opening of their much-anticipated new church when Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, led a jubilant dedication liturgy Dec. 16. Local NewsNews Good Shepherd Sisters devote lives to prayer, helping women George P. Matysek Jr.November 23, 20063 min read In a fast-paced age of cell phones, digital television and rampant consumerism, seven Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd live quite different lives at their Baltimore convent. Local NewsNews Ranger rosaries in short supply for U.S. soldiers George P. Matysek Jr.November 22, 20064 min read What Pat Evans calls the “most powerful weapon” American servicemen could ever carry is failing to make its way into the hands of many military men and women in Iraq. Local NewsNewsSports Priest struggles with Orioles-Nationals rivalry George P. Matysek Jr.June 22, 20063 min read For someone who grew up across the street from Memorial Stadium and who spent his summers trying to emulate Brooks Robinson at third base, Monsignor Michael Fisher must be stuck in a kind of baseball purgatory. Local NewsNewsWestern Vicariate ‘Cathedral of the south:’ Cardinal Keeler dedicates 1,200-seat church for St. Louis, Clarksville George P. Matysek Jr.April 27, 20065 min read “People want their churches to lift their spirits,” Monsignor Luca said. “This church does that.” Local NewsNews Friends, family celebrate Cardinal Keeler’s priestly ministry George P. Matysek Jr.October 13, 20054 min read Following the joyful celebration of Cardinal William H. Keeler’s 50th anniversary as a priest Oct. 5, many of the cardinal’s friends and family crowded into white tents erected on the parish lawn of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to greet Cardinal Keeler personally and celebrate his decades of devoted ministry. FeatureLocal NewsNews Manchester parishioners’ generosity builds new church George P. Matysek Jr.October 13, 20053 min read About 90 percent of the grading work has already been finished at the muddy site, with construction of the all- brick church to follow. Arts & CultureLocal NewsNews James Goettsche, Vatican organist, pulls out all the stops George P. Matysek Jr.September 22, 20054 min read For the last 16 years, he has served as principal organist of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican and organist to the pope – the first American to hold either post. Local NewsNewsSports Fred Manfra fulfills Baltimore dream as O’s broadcaster George P. Matysek Jr.June 30, 20054 min read The 58- year- old play- by- play man said the School Sisters of Notre Dame helped hone the skills he needed as sports announcer. Manfra attended Our Lady of Fatima School and was a member of its first graduating class before attending Patterson High School. Previous 1 … 343 344 345 … 347 Next