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January 19, 2012

Catholic schools consortium appoints first director

The Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium (MACSC) appointed its first executive director, Dr. Mary Ellen Hrutka, former vice provost and dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland University College. The Archdiocese of Baltimore is one of six mid-atlantic dioceses in the newly formed MACSC, whose mission is to make Catholic schools...
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January 19, 2012

Bishops urge prayers, political courage as health debate winds down

WASHINGTON – In the final days of the national health reform debate, U.S. bishops called for political courage and for prayers that Congress would come up with legislation that would respect human life and dignity at all stages.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Maryland voters shift to GOP?

At a time when Catholics nationwide seem to be returning to their Democratic roots, Catholic voters in Maryland are increasingly casting their ballots for Republican candidates. According to CNN exit polls, Maryland Catholics solidly favored the Republican candidates for governor and U.S. senator in November’s election.
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January 19, 2012

Closures pose transportation dilemma

Closures pose transportation dilemma
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January 19, 2012

Strong identity, less commitment in young Catholics

WASHINGTON – Young adult Catholics have a strong Catholic identity but do not feel much of a commitment to the institutional church or its moral teachings, two sociologists said Feb. 6 in Washington. The seemingly paradoxical assessment came from James A. Davidson of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and Dean R. Hoge of The...
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January 19, 2012

What can death teach us?

There’s a story told of a man who said that he knew someone who knew the exact year, month, day, and hour that he would die. His friend replied, “He must have been quite an ‘enlightened being.’ How did he come to know that?” The other man replied, “The judge told him!”
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January 19, 2012

Lithuanian bishops try to keep open American parishes

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Lithuania’s Catholic bishops said they would try to do everything within their authority to help keep open Lithuanian-American churches in the United States. “Lithuanian bishops cannot directly deal with the issues of the parishes that are in the territory of another bishops’ conference, but will seek in their own turn that those...
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January 19, 2012

Haitian students lend a hand in earthquake recovery efforts

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Colonb Mitsuka was on a playground at Louverture Cleary School when the massive magnitude 7 earthquake shook Haiti Jan. 12, causing a cinder block to fall on her, significantly injuring her face.
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January 19, 2012

Bears chaplain looks forward to Super Bowl Mass

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Amid the media hype at Super Bowl XLI Feb. 4 in Miami, at least eight players and coaches from the Chicago Bears were expected to spend about 30 minutes on bended knee the morning of game day as Scalabrinian Father Nick Marro, Bears chaplain, celebrated Mass at the players’ hotel. While his...
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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien to consolidate 13 schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has decided to consolidate 13 schools – 12 elementary and one secondary – after a year-long scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s educational system.
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January 19, 2012

Baltimore City hospitals work together

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the leaders of 11 Baltimore City hospitals announced an agreement for cooperation in the event of a bioterrorist attack or other public health catastrophe, on Jan 23. “Just as our first responders talk to each other through interoperable communications equipment, this step means that our hospitals can collaborate efficiently in the...
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January 19, 2012

From Holy Spirit to team spirit: Clericus Cup inspires ethical play

VATICAN CITY – It was a weekend of hard-earned wins for Team USA.
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