local news EnvironmentLocal NewsNews Catholic Center takes measures to protect environment Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read Kermit the Frog once sang “It’s not easy being green.” The leaders at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s downtown headquarters beg to differ, however. Local NewsNews Cumberland outreach helps clothe children Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read CUMBERLAND – Standing next to piles of neatly folded children’s shirts and dainty toddler’s dresses hanging overhead on hangers, Ellie Mantheiy was pleased with the quantity and quality of the apparel. “It’s mostly used clothing donated by parishioners,” said Ms. Mantheiy, coordinator of the children’s clothing outreach program at St. Mary, Cumberland. “Some of it is brand new. Our parishioners are very generous.” The outreach program started about three years ago to help struggling parents throughout the community clothe their children. The church accepts donations of pants, shirts, dresses, jackets and more which are then distributed free of charge to anyone who needs them. Local NewsNews Date night helps couples keep spark alive Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read Erica and Sean Kerchner find it hard to spend quality time together at the moment. Mr. Kerchner has been training with the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Va., for four months while his wife of three years stays with her parents in Silver Spring. Mrs. Kerchner said when her husband visits on the weekends, it is important for them to find time for themselves in between visiting friends and family. They try to set aside one night to go out to dinner or a movie, “nothing really fancy,” she said. Local NewsNews IND alum’s work in Haiti inspires family, friends Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read K.C. Bersch first visited Haiti in 1997, when she was a student at the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore. She accompanied her mother on a mission of mercy rooted in their family’s long-distance support of a child there. Local NewsNews A tale of two counties in Anne Arundel Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20123 min read In mostly affluent Anne Arundel County, huge pockets of poverty persist. The divide formed the backdrop for an Oct. 27 town hall meeting at St. Bernadette, Severn, where a Johns Hopkins researcher presented stark contrasts between the haves and the have-nots. Baltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Ground broken for Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20124 min read For someone who relished the great outdoors, the late Pope John Paul II would certainly be pleased with the outdoor prayer garden that is being carved out of the corner of Charles and Franklin streets in downtown Baltimore. Local NewsNews Priest-doctor with Baltimore background travels from bedside of dying mother to 18 funerals in Haiti Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read WASHINGTON – Passionist Father Rick Frechette, the Haiti-based director of medical services for Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International who served at St. Joseph Passionist Monastery Parish in Irvington in the 1970s, was at home in New Jersey with his dying mother when the magnitude 7 earthquake hit Port-au-Prince Jan. 12. Baltimore BasilicaLocal NewsNews Pope John Paul II prayer garden will be center of prayer George P. Matysek Jr.January 19, 20124 min read A bustling section of downtown Baltimore is about to get a quiet spot for reflection and meditation when Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien breaks ground April 11 for the long-awaited Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden. Local NewsNews Priest recalls peaceful midnight Mass in a war zone Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read For the past 51 years as a priest, Father John Bauer, C.Ss.R., has looked forward to celebrating Midnight Mass on Christmas, and the most peaceful one for this Highlandtown native was in the middle of a war zone. Local NewsNews Inaugural meal at new Our Daily Bread served with little fuss Catholic ReviewJanuary 19, 20122 min read The location was new, but the crowd was familiar as Catholic Charities served its first meal to the poor and homeless at its new Our Daily Bread Employment Center June 4. Before the dining room opened at 10:30 a.m., 18 people who normally eat at Baltimore’s largest soup kitchen registered for employment training. Previous 1 … 396 397 398 … 430 Next
