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January 19, 2012

Diversity Day unites St. Gabriel parishioners

St. Gabriel, Woodlawn, was alive with the music and languages of different cultures June 3, as some 700 people celebrated their diverse gifts as a Catholic community. St. Gabriel parishioners are ethnically diverse, representing cultures including Filipino, African, Indian and many more. About six years ago the parish council developed the idea of uniting parishioners...
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January 19, 2012

School’s 50th birthday sets off three-day celebration

More than 30 years ago when Sacred Heart, Glyndon, was a tiny country school, an annual old-fashioned country fair was a common occurrence. The cheerful event returned to school grounds June 2 – equipped with peppermint sticks and lemons – to culminate what principal Anne H. Price said has been a terrific year and to...
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January 19, 2012

St. Mary’s Seminary graduates 45 seminarians, lay students

St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, celebrated the May 10 graduation of 20 men from the seminary and 35 students from its Ecumenical Institute of Theology. Among the seminary’s 20 degree recipients was Rev. Mr. Daniel Goulet, who studied for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He will be ordained to the priesthood on June 23.
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January 19, 2012

Detroit Archdiocese: Paroled Kevorkian not a celebrity but a killer

DETROIT – An official of the Detroit Archdiocese denounced the media “hype” surrounding the parole of Jack Kevorkian, saying the assisted suicide proponent was being “treated as a celebrity parolee instead of the convicted murder he is.” Kevorkian, a former pathologist whose medical license was suspended in 1991, left the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater...
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January 19, 2012

New book details Hitler plot to kidnap pope, foiled by Nazi general

WASHINGTON – An SS general close to Adolf Hitler foiled a plot to kidnap Pope Pius XII during World War II and to put the Vatican and its treasures under Nazi control, according to a new book. The book, “A Special Mission” by Dan Kurzman, refutes arguments that Pope Pius XII maintained a public silence...
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January 19, 2012

Pope canonizes four new saints, God’s ‘masterpieces’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI canonized four new saints from Malta, Poland, the Netherlands and France and said they exemplified the many and varied forms of holiness in the church. “God’s wisdom is manifested in the cosmos, in the variety and beauty of its elements, but his masterpieces are the saints,” the pope said...
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January 19, 2012

Flourishing baseball program yields a 75 – 0 season

Not too shabby, going 75-0 in one season. That’s the cumulative record of the Calvert Hall College, Towson, baseball program that recently wrapped up their seasons.
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January 19, 2012

After 32 years, Calvert Hall basketball coach steps down

For 32 years, Mark Amatucci has been doing what he loves, coaching basketball. But on May 30, he announced that he was stepping down as head varsity basketball coach at Calvert Hall College, Towson, effective June 1.
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January 19, 2012

St. Augustine students celebrate school’s 150th anniversary

St. Augustine School, Elkridge, Principal Patricia Schratz was challenged the morning of May 30 as she delivered opening remarks outside for the 150th birthday bash. Behind her, the hovering Baltimore Oriole bird wisecracked, kissed her head, and caused the yellow and blue-clad student body to snicker.
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January 19, 2012

Joe Oden Sr. elected St. Bernardine usher of the year

When St. Bernardine, Baltimore, parishioners were asked to vote for their favorite usher, the overwhelming victory of Edmondson Village resident Joe Oden Sr. didn’t surprise any of his colleagues.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic schools division reconfigures

The Division of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore will reconfigure its administrative team July 1, shifting responsibilities among the associate superintendents and elevating the current director of curriculum and professional development to associate superintendent.
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January 19, 2012

Three schools turn green by environmental awareness

The John Carroll School Bel Air; St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis; and St. Clare School, Essex, have reached Green School status and were officially recognized at the statewide Green School awards ceremony May 31 in Catonsville.
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