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Minnesota seminary’s enrollment is nation’s largest

ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul has increased its housing, its staff and what it demands of students. And the men keep coming.
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Mourners at funeral celebrate life of Yeardley Love, Virginia lacrosse player; challenged to forgive

Hundreds of friends and family gathered at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland May 8 to celebrate the life of Yeardley Love, a senior lacrosse player at the University of Virginia and 2006 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson. Love was found dead May 3 in her off-campus apartment, the victim...
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Cumberland parishioner knows CPR, saves lives

Jeanne Forbeck was vacationing with her family in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June when her husband, Charles, noticed a woman floating face down in the surf. As soon as he and another man pulled the lifeless body from the ocean, Mrs. Forbeck went to work giving the woman CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Retired college professor helps Baltimoreans earn GED

When Ed Sommerfeldt stepped down in 2007 after nearly four decades as a computer science and mathematics professor at Coppin State University in Baltimore, he could have devoted his retirement to going on cruises. That just wasn’t in him.
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Virginia priest starts homes for unwed mothers

Providing homes for unwed mothers is a necessary outreach for the pro-life movement, said Father Stefan Starzynski, a priest of the Arlington Diocese who has started two homes for unwed mothers.
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Jubilarians celebrate special year

The following religious priests, sisters and brothers working in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are marking special anniversaries in the religious life:
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Blessing of animals brings hope of unity to Park Heights

In a neighborhood not always associated with peace and harmony, the children of St. Ambrose Catholic School in Park Heights opened the doors of St. Ambrose Church Oct. 4 to find area residents eager to have their household pets blessed.
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More church, other leaders call for opposition to Arizona immigration law

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, the archbishop of New York and the bishops of New Mexico have joined a growing chorus of opposition to Arizona’s new immigration bill.
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Banish bad hair on wedding day

Let’s face it, if you had a bad hair day on your wedding day the groom would still marry you. But you’ve found the perfect dress, perfect veil and perfect accessories, and you don’t want to spoil it with a less-than-perfect do. And you won’t, thanks to a trial run well before the big day...
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Youth ministers humbly acknowledge archdiocesan awards

When staff members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry put calls out to people they wanted to honor at its annual recognition celebration April 22, the responses were universally humble.
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Korean images of Mary dedicated at national shrine

Commemorating 100 years of their ancestors’ migration, Korean-American Catholic pilgrims filled the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Sept. 22 dedication of two bas-reliefs that symbolize the permanence of their place in the Catholic Church
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