Redemptorist Father John Murray, former pastor of St. Mary, Annapolis, and St. Wenceslaus, Baltimore, was paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident Aug. 27.

On one of the bloodiest days of the Iraq War – April 9, 2004 – Father F. Richard Spencer became the link between this world and the next for many of the mortally wounded.

Father O’Malley arrived in Emmitsburg at a time when St. Joseph was suffering significant divisions.

Murphy insisted her story is not one of rape and betrayal. It’s about the “awesome healing power of a gracious God,” she said.

Vincentian Father Vincent J. O’Malley had just preached on Sunday’s Gospel reading, warning that no one knows the hour when the Son of Man will come. Moments later, as the priest greeted people outside St. Joseph in Emmitsburg following the 10:15 a.m. liturgy, an automobile struck and killed two Mass-goers and seriously injured a third.

Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, the director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is an authority on defying perceived limits on one’s potential.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is joining survivors of sexual abuse in opposing the possible release of John J. Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School in South Baltimore who is serving four life terms for child rape.

A nun who walked the halls of St. Alphonsus School in Baltimore is on her way to becoming a saint.

After attempting suicide several years ago at a Cumberland penitentiary, a prisoner spent his days lying alone on the floor of his tiny cell. Staring at the ceiling and speaking few words, the man seemed lost.

D’Adamo hopes to share his Catholic faith and help others find a closer connection with their faith through art. His work, which includes gripping images of God, Moses and moments from the life of Christ, was featured in an art exhibit last fall at St. Ignatius in Baltimore.