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January 19, 2012

Catholic scholars in Baltimore

A “healthy” and “ethical” capitalism can coexist, but such a capitalism “must never be satisfied or justified when 14.3 percent of Americans are living in poverty,” said Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien in a Sept. 25 homily at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

Church to investigate healings credited to British nun’s intercession

LONDON – The unexplained healings of two people from serious illnesses will be investigated as possible miracles that could give Britain its first female saint in more than four decades.
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January 19, 2012

Undaunted missionary spirit

The following is Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s April 13 homily from the bicentennial Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

San Francisco school mourns mom and daughter lost in San Bruno fire

SAN FRANCISCO – Janessa Greig, 13, an honor student and student body president of St. Cecilia School in San Francisco, delivered the introduction to the school Mass Sept. 9.
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January 19, 2012

Turning stadium into cathedral for a day a challenge

WASHINGTON – Converting a baseball stadium into a cathedral for a day has been a monumental task. “We’re doing everything possible to turn the stadium into a holy and beautiful place,” Father Mark Knestout, director of the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Worship, told the Catholic Standard, the archdiocesan newspaper.
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January 19, 2012

Poverty in Maryland and country rising at alarming rate

More Maryland residents are living in poverty than live in Anne Arundel County.
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January 19, 2012

Celebration marks dedication of new Texas co-cathedral

HOUSTON – As the 23 bells of the campanile at the new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston called forth the faithful for its Mass of dedication, the special choir gathered for the occasion sang “The Church’s One Foundation.”
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January 19, 2012

100-year-old nun a witness to major events in political, church history

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Her deep brown eyes have seen a lot of life in 100 years.
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January 19, 2012

Bishops deny church accepts donations from drug lords

MEXICO CITY – Several Mexican bishops denied that the Catholic Church accepts donations from drug lords after the president of the Mexican bishops’ conference said drug traffickers have been “very generous” to the church.
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January 19, 2012

The power of our words

This summer I taught a one-week course at the Institute of Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. The topic was “Understanding the Prophetic and Empowering Role of Leadership in the Black Community.” Students explored the prophetic call to leadership as evidenced in several stories from scripture. Additionally, discussions referred to the invitation...
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January 19, 2012

Loyola College names deans

Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, has named Dr. Karyl Leggio as dean of its Sellinger School of Business and Management and Dr. Peter C. Murrell Jr. as founding dean of the School of Education effective July 1.
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January 19, 2012

Losing out to secularism

Some Catholics have abandoned Catholic social action initiatives for pluralistic social action initiatives based on tolerance, compromise and government solutions to social problems. For example, Network, a National Catholic social justice lobby, favors a distinctly pluralistic identity. In contrast the Knights of Columbus favors a distinctly Catholic identity.
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