The first time Marsha Meyd visited The Catholic High School of Baltimore, she was amazed by its contrasts. The school featured old-fashioned wooden chalk rails, yet was the location for sophisticated programs like STEM – a program focused on science, technology, engineering and math.Read More
This is in regard to the Blue-Ribbon panel on Catholic Schools in the archdiocese. It is obvious that the problem we have with Catholic schools isn’t a school problem at all. It’s a family problem, or more specifically a parenting problem.Read More
The focus of the Feb. 2 performance of “The Rumble In My Voice” at St. Bernardine, Baltimore, may be on National Black History Month, but organizers also hope it will welcome community members into the church.Read More
Michele Granruth walked out of prison with nowhere to go and no plan. “So, I made a deal with God,” she said, speaking to attendees of the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development Awards Luncheon at Baltimore’s St. Francis of Assisi Aug. 25.Read More
WASHINGTON – Monsignor Gregory Schlesselmann, rector of Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo, N.D., was doing all he could during a heavy snowstorm March 26 to prepare for the expected rise in two days of floodwaters of the adjacent Red River.Read More
The duties of a school nurse go far beyond dispensing Tylenol or bandaging a scraped knee. Today’s school nurses track reports of potential pandemics, evaluate environmental hazards, review school policies, follow a dizzying array of regulations, and educate parents, faculty and students about health issues. And yes, bandage a knee when needed.Read More
WASHINGTON – While studies have long shown the negative effects on children of divorce compared to those from two-parent households, a new study has determined that children born to cohabiting couples fare even worse than children from divorced families.Read More
NEW ORLEANS – A trumpet blared the hymn “We Have Come Into This House” as about 400 people began singing and marching around the block to officially reopen St. David Church in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.Read More
MADRID – The 26 pilgrims of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, plus young people from Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville and St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis, had memorable experiences during their week-long stay at World Youth Day.Read More
VATICAN CITY – After more than four years in office, Pope Benedict XVI finally will be able to preside over his first event in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.Read More
The archdiocesan Respect Life Office and the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry are jointly sponsoring a pro-life video contest for youth and young adults in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More