Angela Calamari was attracted to St. Katharine School in Baltimore because she saw it as a school that can be a positive force in the community. Strengthening that community presence is a big part of the new principal’s agenda.Read More
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A special Christmas concert will be broadcast from St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls at 11:35 p.m. EST Christmas Eve on CBS.Read More
Towson Catholic High School was awarded a $50,000 Knott Foundation grant to launch its Marian Program, a resource plan to provide assistance to students with learning needs who are still capable of successfully managing the school’s college preparatory curriculum. The grant will be used for salary and startup costs.Read More
In a historic basilica honoring the Blessed Virgin, the joyful noise of drums and mariachis rang out as Baltimore’s Hispanic population celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.Read More
The cover photo of last week’s Catholic Review captured so well both the Pallium Mass itself, as well as the emotions it evoked! After much prayer and anticipation, the moment captured in the photograph provided an emotional spiritual crescendo for me and, I hope, for the many pilgrims who journeyed to Rome. Now, a little...Read More
In 1888, Pope XIII declared Peter Claver a saint. Under St. Peter Claver’s patronage came the African Missions, African-Americans, slavery and interracial justice. The saint is also the patron of the Diocese of Lake Charles and the Diocese of Shreveport, both in Louisiana. Pope Leo wrote of this saint, known as “the slave to the...Read More
SYDNEY, Australia – Kristina Kerscher Keneally, 40, a U.S.-born Catholic with degrees from the University of Dayton, won the position of premier in Australia’s most populous state in a Dec. 3 Labor Party ballot.Read More
George Weigel reminds us in his latest column (CR, June 19) that there was indeed a time, not so long ago, when the bishops of America were willing to seriously discuss important issues of peace and justice. I agree with him that “Today, it is virtually impossible to imagine the bishops’ conference taking on a...Read More
When I was little, I thought Advent was all about “waiting” – just waiting for Christmas Eve and Christmas to come, so we could put the baby Jesus in the manger of the Nativity set. It seemed to be reinforced by some of the Scriptures that talked about watching and waiting, like the story of...Read More