obituaries Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesRacial JusticeSchools Sister Mary Reginald Gerdes, champion of St. Frances Academy, Johnston Square, dies at 88 Tim SwiftSeptember 15, 20206 min read Oblate Sister of Providence Mary Reginald Gerdes, a tireless and fearless advocate of St. Frances Academy and the surrounding Baltimore neighborhood of Johnston Square, died Sept. 7 at her religious community’s motherhouse in Arbutus Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Joan Kerrigan, Baltimore Archdiocese educator, dies at 87 Catholic Review StaffSeptember 9, 20202 min read Sister Joan Kerrigan, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for nearly 70 years, died Aug. 22 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, at age 87. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesRespect Life Patricia Kelly, tireless pro-life advocate and legislative lobbyist, dies at 88 George P. Matysek Jr.September 8, 20206 min read Patricia Kelly, a tireless advocate for the pro-life cause whose gentle but persistent lobbying efforts helped secure a ban on physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, died Sept. 4 at Portumna, her family farm in Carroll County. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Corinne Alice Gmuer, SSND, Baltimore Archdiocese educator, dies Catholic Review StaffSeptember 4, 20201 min read Sister Corinne Gmuer, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and longtime educator in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Aug. 29. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Bernard Helene McGuire, O.S.F., ministered 47 years in Baltimore Archdiocese, dies at 92 Catholic Review StaffAugust 28, 20202 min read A Baltimore native, she served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 47 years, primarily in secondary education and parish ministry. Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Dorothy Franz, O.S.F., served in Baltimore Archdiocese for 58 years Catholic Review StaffAugust 26, 20202 min read Sister Dorothy Franz, a Baltimore native who served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for 58 of her 60 years as a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, died Aug. 7 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. She was 80. Formerly Sister Edward Miriam, she was raised in the Shrine of the Little […] Local NewsNewsObituaries Sister Margaret St. Hugh Keenan, O.S.F., taught in Baltimore Catholic Review StaffAugust 25, 20201 min read A funeral Mass was offered Aug. 19 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., for Sister Margaret St. Hugh Keenan. A professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years, she died Aug. 13, at age 90. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituariesWestern Vicariate Monsignor Paul Byrnes, ‘super pastor’ to Western Maryland, dies at 84 Tim SwiftAugust 21, 20207 min read Monsignor Paul Byrnes, who was known for years as the “super pastor” of Western Maryland, died Aug. 19 at his home along Deep Creek Lake. He was 84. FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin, longtime head of St. Joseph Hospital, dies at 89 Tim SwiftAugust 19, 20204 min read Franciscan Sister Marie Cecilia Irwin, who for nearly two decades led what is now the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, died Aug. 17 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. She was 89. Known for her warm bedside manner and dedication to […] FeatureLocal NewsNewsObituaries Mount St. Joseph alum killed in crash remembered as a ‘pure soul’ George P. Matysek Jr.August 4, 20207 min read “I grieve when I think of the lost potential for Isaac’s earthly life, in his desire to pursue art, philosophy and theology, but above all in his potential to serve others,” Father Scharbach said, adding that Isaac also had a “seemingly irreplaceable role in our family, where he served as the primary balm who could soften, inspire and encourage each of us.” Previous 1 … 50 51 52 … 73 Next
