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Loyola accepts 11 ventures for Baltipreneurs Accelerator Catholic Review Staff December 26, 2024 Loyola University Maryland announced that its Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship accepted 11 new ventures for the center’s 2024-25 Baltipreneurs Accelerator.
St. Paul parishioner delivers hope with grassroots outreach Kurt Jensen December 26, 2024 The Towson University graduate, 62, found his calling when he established the St. Paul Grassroots and Cold Weather Shelter ministries.
Southwest Baltimore faith-based partners to reprise candlelight prayer walk Dec. 30 Catholic Review Staff December 23, 2024 A coalition of public, private and faith-based partners plans to gather for a one-hour prayer vigil Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. to remember the lives lost to homicide this year and plead for an end to violence in Baltimore City.
Father Demek retires after nearly 50 years as a priest Christopher Gunty December 23, 2024 Father Demek was inspired to become a priest by a seminarian from his home parish, Holy Cross in South Baltimore. “My father ran the altar servers when I was a kid back in the ’50s and so I was an altar server from second grade on.” He was an altar server at the seminarian’s first…
Gaza: For humanitarian workers, civilians, 2024 proves to be year of suffering, loss Junno Arocho Esteves December 26, 2024 With a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon barely holding, as both sides accuse each other of violations, hopes for even a fragile peace seem impossible for those living and aiding people in Gaza.
OSV’s 2024 Catholics of the Year OSV News December 26, 2024 Looking back at the year, editors at OSV, in their longstanding tradition of shining a light on exemplary signs of faith, have named the following 10 individuals Catholics of the Year for 2024.
Cardinal O’Malley devotes decades to making ‘present the merciful face of God’ Michael R. Heinlein December 26, 2024 Cardinal O’Malley, who was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on Aug. 29, 1970, at the age of 26, has been a key figure at the highest levels of church governance in helping oversee reforms in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
Meet the religious sister battling the mental health crisis in Nigeria Valentine Benjamin December 26, 2024 Nigeria faces a mental health crisis exacerbated by economic hardship and insecurity, with a shortage of psychiatrists serving its population of over 220 million. With only about 200 psychiatrists in the country, mental health issues remain largely stigmatized, leading to a reluctance to seek professional help.
Celebrating the gift of salvation all Christmas season long D.D. Emmons December 26, 2024 There are feasts and events in the first month of the year that help us assimilate the miracle of Christmas Day and understand who this new child is, his divinity and the meaning of his birth.
The best of things Christopher Gunty December 24, 2024 The Archdiocese of Baltimore will offer six pilgrimage sites in Baltimore, Emmitsburg and Cumberland, as well as jubilee passports to check your progress in participating in the jubilee year.
Jesus, Lord at — and before — thy birth F. Douglas Kneibert December 24, 2024 Advent and Christmas are the appropriate times to meditate on the deep mysteries of the Incarnation. May the Child Jesus and his Blessed Mother be your guides.
The Door of Hope Archbishop William E. Lori December 23, 2024 In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Russell Shaw December 23, 2024 I don’t know about you, but I make a point of giving “A Christmas Carol” a fresh reading every year, and it never disappoints.
