At 33, Father John Rapisarda is happier than he’s ever been. Three years ago, the associate pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex, Md. was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and knows he found his true calling. I have a story in The Catholic Review about his visit to the...Read More
It has been a time of celebration at St. Agnes Hospital Center as the staff, friends and benefactors of the 135-year-old Baltimore Catholic health care institution prepared May 19 to officially dedicate the new patient tower, the centerpiece of the $200 million transformation of its 32-acre campus.Read More
A funeral Mass for Baltimore native Father Joseph E. Henry, a Jesuit, was offered May 9 at Madonna della Strada Chapel at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.Read More
For the first six months, this blog was originally known as Matt Palmer’s Blog. It won Best Blog from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association, but judges said it needed a catchier name. Finally, it’s here. A few weeks ago, I asked you to name my blog and promised the winner a pair of Orioles...Read More
At a dinner honoring religious women and men celebrating jubilee anniversaries, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien greets Oblate Sister of Providence Mary Alice Chineworth – a 93-year-old nun celebrating 75 years in religious life. (CR Photo/George P. Matysek Jr.) May 14 was a special day for religious women and men in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Edwin...Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien ordained 14 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 14 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. You can read all about it in next week's issue of The Catholic Review. In the meantime, check out this video!UPDATE: The story is postedRead More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain four men to the transitional diaconate during a 10 a.m. Mass May 21 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. The transitional diaconate is the final step on the journey to the priesthood.Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is a man who carries much responsibility on his shoulders. He oversees an archdiocese encompassing nine counties and Baltimore City. He tends to a flock that worships in some 150 parishes. Yet in the midst of focusing on the future of Catholic schools, immigration rights, preventing sexual abuse and encouraging more...Read More
Father Blair Raum (CR File Photo) This little anecdote has been sitting in my notebook since March 17, so it’s about time I shared it with you. It comes from a story recounted by Redemptorist Father John Murray during his St. Patty’s Day homily at St. Patrick in Fells Point. Father Murray remembered that not...Read More
The Rev. Jim Moats, pastor of Christian Bible Fellowship Church in Newvilleand, Pa., told his local newspaper a stirring story about his service as a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. An expert swimmer, he said he had been asked to sign up for one of the underwater demolition teams. He endured brutal physical training to become a SEAL...Read More
A Catholic priest will succeed a Catholic priest as the next chaplain of the House of Representatives. House Speaker John Boehner has picked Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy, former chaplain at Georgetown University, to take over for Father Daniel Coughlin. USA Today has more. Conroy, a Jesuit ordained in 1983, has done stints as a parish priest in his native...Read More