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January 19, 2012

Mandela letter shows activist was inspired by work of Catholic Church

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – South African human rights activist Nelson Mandela was inspired by the Catholic Church’s involvement in social justice concerns during his many years of incarceration, he wrote in a letter from prison to the country’s first black Catholic archbishop.
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January 19, 2012

St. Alphonsus honors Baltimore’s spymaster priest

As the Cold War raged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, 1,000 nuns packed secret messages into tubes of toothpaste and bits of candy – smuggling the reports of human rights abuses and church persecution out of Communist-dominated Lithuania.
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January 19, 2012

Catholic Family Expo coming July 25-26

The 18th annual Catholic Family Expo July 25-26 will be held in a new location – at Church of the Resurrection, Ellicott City. The weekend event offers speakers, shopping at vendor stations, breakout sessions, liturgies, renewal of marriage vows, a youth rally, eucharistic adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation, meals, benedictions and more.
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January 19, 2012

Mount Carmel soph captain ahead of his time

As adrenaline courses through his body before game time, Malachy Onwudiegwu wants to share his excitement with his teammates on the varsity basketball team at Mount Carmel.
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January 19, 2012

Pope opens year of St. Paul, says apostle should serve as model

ROME – Joined by other Christian leaders, Pope Benedict XVI opened the year of St. Paul and said the apostle’s courageous witness to the faith should serve as a model for contemporary Christians.
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January 19, 2012

Flannery O’Connor’s letters provide insights into her Catholic life

In her new book, “The Abbess of Andalusia,” Lorraine Murray aims to “uncover the self-portrait Flannery (O’Connor) created in the daily stream of letters that poured out of Andalusia,” the Georgia farm where the writer lived for 13 years until her death in 1964, when she was only 39.
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January 19, 2012

New All Saints parishioner shares art of storytelling

The art of storytelling goes back to the beginning of human history. And though just about anyone can tell a story, few can bring them to life like Janice Curtis Greene.
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January 19, 2012

St. Joseph cardio fitness center shares healthy heart tips

After medication did not have the desired effect on his high blood pressure, the 50-something sibling nearest my age underwent a cardiac catheterization last May.
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January 19, 2012

Warming hearts, hearth at St. Alphonsus

The first dinner Gladys Kemp made for the priests at St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock didn’t turn out too well – she burned the meal.
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January 19, 2012

Electronic giving makes it easier to support parish

It’s not just mounds of snow that many parishes are digging out of these days. Without people in the pews to make regular contributions, many faith communities are also struggling to overcome piles of bills – including unexpected ones relating to the high cost of snow removal.
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January 19, 2012

Restoration of historic chapel brings new life to St. Athanasius

Mason work that has stood since the 19th century is enhanced by orange walls and a light blue vaulted ceiling that are set off by double crown molding.
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January 19, 2012

Italian scandal prompts Vatican to condemn ‘defamation’ campaign

VATICAN CITY – A small but annoyingly persistent scandal over trumped-up accusations against a Catholic editor in Italy has underlined how much attention the Vatican pays to Italian affairs.
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