The parish team, made up of young basketball players from parishes in the Towson area, thought they had a potent weapon when they faced the Men in Black basketball team Oct. 27 at Calvert Hall College High School, Towson.Read More
In an Oct. 28 prayer service and ceremony at St. Patrick in Cumberland, Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar, recognized the outstanding service of 18 Catholics in the western region of the western vicariate by conferring on them the archdiocesan Medal of Honor. The medal is made of lucite with the coat of arms of...Read More
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Irene Pekar, S.S.N.D., was offered Oct. 23 at the Villa Notre Dame Chapel in Wilton, Conn. Sister Mary Irene died on Oct. 19; she was 89.Read More
VATICAN CITY – After listening to a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony,” Pope Benedict XVI called the work a masterful expression of optimism in the face of suffering.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien figured out a way to fill the pews during a regularly scheduled 8:15 a.m. weekday Mass at Our Lady of Fatima, Baltimore. He showed up.Read More
The fifth-grader placed his small hands on each side of the timer joined to the oblong blue rubber StackMat on the table. When he lifted them, the numerals rapidly ascended as Colin McCabe’s hands skillfully handled a dozen plastic blue cups. He up-stacked. He down-stacked. After 15.98 seconds he returned his hands to the StackMat...Read More
While Maryland Catholics are told cardiovascular exercise is good for their body and soul, it’s another sole that can prevent injuries during their fitness regimen.Read More
I have always loved being part of sacramental celebrations. As a priest and a bishop sacramental occasions give me the opportunity to share in the peak personal and religious moments of people lives.Read More
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Irene Pekar, S.S.N.D., was offered Oct. 23 at the Villa Notre Dame Chapel in Wilton, Conn. Sister Mary Irene died on Oct. 19; she was 89.Read More
The Hispanic Young Adult Council organized a rally for Hispanic youth, “Explosion Juvenil” (Young Explosion), on Oct. 20 at the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, Columbia.Read More