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Surviving members of Baltimore historic first class of deacons reflect on ministry
As Deacons Evans and Derouaux celebrate the 40th anniversary of ordained life, the only two surviving deacons from their historic class believe the permanent diaconate has become a vital ministry in the church. They see it as a blessing.
Millersville parishioner elected national president of Holy Name Society
At its height, the Holy Name Society boasted more than 40,000 members in 135 parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. More than a half century later, there are now about 500 members in 18 parishes.
Tridentine Mass in Hagerstown speaks to ‘majesty of the church’
HAGERSTOWN – A 13-year-old girl with pink hair, black fingernails, a shiny silver belt and a hip-hop cap sat two pews in front of an elderly woman with a black veil over her head during a special Tridentine Mass celebrated Sept. 11 at St. Mary in Hagerstown.
St. Leo parishioner leads American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
When Dr. Paul Rao taught for a year at St. Thomas the Apostle School in Washington four decades ago, he struggled to understand one of his students. The girl was born with a cleft palate, and had difficulty forming her words.
9/11 in Rome: Baltimore pastor was seminarian at Pontifical North American College
On the second day of the new semester at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Father Michael DeAscanis and fellow seminarians were taking a mid-afternoon walk in the courtyard.
Baltimore priest brought prayer to Ground Zero after attack
Father Leo Patalinghug was all set to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, beginning Sept. 13, 2001, when the terrorist attacks of two days earlier abruptly ended his plans. International flights were canceled as the world fixed its attention on New York and Washington.
Friends of Mercy to hold final dinner
Friends of Mercy (FOM), an all-volunteer nondenominational membership support group for those dealing with broken relationships, separation, divorce or widowhood, is dissolving.
‘Chicago’ rock musician brings St. Alphonsus’s music to life
Putting Ray Herrmann on stage is like uncorking a bottle of champagne.
New All Saints helps fill supermarket void in city
The Howard Park Community’s collective voice has been heard, and their prayers are on the verge of being answered.
Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrates first Mass with added communities
When it was first announced in February that St. Michael Parish in Fells Point was closing and joining an expanding bilingual community at Sacred Heart of Jesus a mile away in Highlandtown, longtime parishioner Pamela Perc wasn’t sure what to do.