obituaries Local NewsNewsObituaries Archbishop Borders, champion of collegiality and social justice, dies at 96 George P. Matysek Jr.April 19, 201012 min read Renowned for his commitment to collegiality, social justice and a pastoral approach to leadership, Archbishop Borders led the archdiocese from 1974 to 1989, when he retired. Local NewsNewsObituaries Parishioners, clergy gather to celebrate life of Monsignor Tinder George P. Matysek Jr.December 17, 20094 min read As pallbearers slowly guided Monsignor F. Dennis Tinder’s casket out of Immaculate Conception Church in Towson following his Dec. 12 funeral Mass, approximately 120 priests and deacons united their voices in a final tribute to their brother clergyman. A solemn church bell tolled every few seconds while the white-robed men chanted “Salve Regina” in Latin […] Local NewsNewsObituaries Soldier killed in Afghanistan is remembered as Renaissance man George P. Matysek Jr.November 26, 20094 min read Christopher J. Coffland, a Baltimore native, was killed by a roadside bomb Nov. 13 in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. The Army reservist, who had joined the military a month before he reached the enlistment age limit of 42, had been in Afghanistan for two weeks working as an intelligence specialist. Local NewsNewsObituaries Clarksville pastor remembers VMI cadet George P. Matysek Jr.November 19, 20092 min read St. Louis in Clarksville is mourning the loss of John Alexander Evans, a 19-year-old parishioner who died Nov. 7 after completing a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Martin, ‘ultimate miracle worker,’ laid to rest George P. Matysek Jr.March 14, 20095 min read “He reminded them that the life of every human being was no mistake,” Father Carey said. “God had wonderful plans for each of them.” Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Martin, leader in addiction treatment, dies Catholic ReviewMarch 12, 20095 min read Sulpician Father Joseph C. Martin, a leader in the addiction treatment field who cofounded the Father Martin’s Ashley treatment center, died March 9. He was 84. Local NewsNewsObituaries Pioneering Josephite priest dies George P. Matysek Jr.December 11, 20085 min read Father Robert “Rocky” Kearns, a pioneering Josephite priest, pastor and superior general who was active in the social justice movement, died in an Alabama hospital Dec. 6 from complications of cancer. He was 72. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Brooksbank dies at 35 George P. Matysek Jr.May 29, 20084 min read Father Kevin W. Brooksbank, a 35-year-old associate pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died May 25 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson after battling a viral infection and kidney failure. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Funk, Frederick pastor, dies George P. Matysek Jr.February 21, 20083 min read Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years. Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Bak, ‘pioneer’ in diaconate, dies George P. Matysek Jr.June 15, 20073 min read Father Bernard S. Bak, one of the first permanent deacons ordained in the United States who later became a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died in his Dundalk home June 8. He was 85. A funeral Mass was offered June 11 at St. Casimir in Canton, the parish in which Father Bak grew up and where he served as a deacon after his 1971 ordination. Father Bak also served as a deacon at Christ the King in Dundalk. After his wife of 35 years, Antoinette Stefanowicz, died in 1984, Father Bak petitioned the archdiocese to become a priest. He studied at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park and was ordained a priest in 1988. Previous 1 … 53 54 55 … 55 Next