Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien celebrated Masses in English and Spanish at St. Michael parish in Fells Point May 22, marking the first time he has personally addressed the community since it was announced in February that the parish would move to Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown.Read More
Driving on a highway spotted with black ice near her home in Egg Harbor City, N.J., on Jan. 18, 2009, Susan Cossabone’s car was smashed into by an out-of-control Hamilton Township police car, nearly killing her.Read More
If unwanted computers, tossed televisions and mediocre microwaves fill a 104,000 foot warehouse, can you imagine what they’d do to a landfill?Read More
Although more than 1,300 people filled the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen May 14, only the occasional click and whir of a camera could be heard as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien solemnly laid his hands on 14 men who knelt in front of him. Silently conferring the Holy Spirit, the archbishop ordained the white-robed figures...Read More
PORTLAND, Maine – The bishop of Portland has warned an advocate for abuse victims to stay away from him and the cathedral or risk being arrested and losing the right to participate in the church’s sacraments.Read More
Music from two newly restored pipe organs at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, will fill the vast church with regal sounds Oct. 28, as Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien blesses the dual organ system featuring 7, 231 pipes ranging from 32 feet wide to the width of a pencil.Read More
I have a distinct memory of sitting in the study hall at St. Charles in Catonsville in 1959, my first year of high school seminary, and thinking, “Wow! I’ll help the Catholic Church to move into the 21st century.”Read More
As parents study prospective colleges for their kids, they’ll devour information about Catholic campus life, but their student might be headed in a different direction.Read More