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Rocking out with Ray Herrmann and St. Alphonsus

Ray Herrmann waves at the end of an Aug. 14 concert in Baltimore. (CR Staff/George P. Matysek Jr.) In this week’s Catholic Review, you’ll meet Ray Herrmann – a talented member of the rock group, ‘Chicago,’ and a devoted Catholic who is involved in quite a remarkable religious music project. Over the last few years,...
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New video series: Baltimore pilgrim shares joy of WYD

Baltimore City’s Betty Harris, a St. Veronica of Cherry Hill parishioner, loves young people and she shares her joy in the video below, with the backdrop of the same stage Pope Benedict XVI used yesterday in Madrid for World Youth Day. Share in Betty’s joy here:
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New video series: Baltimore pilgrim shares joy of WYD

MADRID – In last week’s Catholic Review, I did a preview of World Youth Day that started out with Marimar Trejo, a Mexican immigrant. She was the only immigrant able to come on the trip with the archdiocese and represented many people here in Madrid. In this video, with the backdrop of the same stage...
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Hargerstown’s St. Mary Catholic School gets Knott grant

St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown announced it has received a grant from the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation in the amount of $60,000. The grant will be used to expand, update and renovate the elementary and middle school science laboratory, according to the school.
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Photo album including Pope Benedict XVI on Catholic Review Facebook

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Madrid and nears the Archdiocese of Baltimore contingent. (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) MADRID – Surely you watched Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival in Madrid today for World Youth Day and his address to the more than one million attendees. If you’re from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, you’ll want to...
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The sights and sounds of Madrid and WYD

Yesterday, I strayed from the Archdiocese of Baltimore group in the afternoon and evening and turned up these images via video. It includes the Cathedral, crowds, protests and even dancing. More later today. Pope Benedict XVI arrives today and I can only hope to capture some images.
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Audio of Archbishop Dolan addressing teens in Madrid

MADRID- Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of New York, addressed English-speaking young people Wednesday in Madrid in a catechesis forum at San Ricardo parish. He also celebrated Mass. Archbishop Dolan was as hyped: personable, funny, charming and a good teacher. He even held a crying baby....
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Photo album of the first day in Madrid

MADRID- Baltimore made it to Madrid for World Youth Day and there’s plenty to show. This is just a small taste (at over seven minutes) of the town. There are shots of the Baltimore pilgrims, but there are more to come. Enjoy!
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The world’s youth come to Madrid (video)

MADRID- I put together this video of the Catholic young people from around the world working their way through the beautiful city of Madrid. I hope you enjoy it. For the people of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, you’ll see some familiar faces.
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The art of World Youth Day trading

MADRID- Katie Bechtel of St. Ann parish in Hagerstown, Maryland has been to
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St. Michael provided solid foundation

Regarding “Historic St. Michael Church holds final Masses July 31” (CR, Aug. 4): my mother, Catherine Doemling, attended St. Michael’s School at Lombard and Wolfe Streets in the late 1890s and early 1900s. German was taught there, in addition to English.
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‘The Dialog’ to stay in business

There’s really good news coming out of Wilmington. The Dialog, the award-winning diocesan newspaper that had been slated for closure this year, will continue publishing as a bi-weekly newspaper. The news outlet also plans to expand its presence in the electronic media – regularly posting online stories and video reports. Joseph Kirk Ryan, former managing...
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