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January 19, 2012

Sainthood causes advance for Popes John Paul II, Pius XII

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood causes of Pope John Paul II and Pope Pius XII, declaring that both had lived lives of “heroic virtues.”
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January 19, 2012

Churches of Charles integrate faith during Lenten series

Lutheran minister Rev. Karen Brau’s animated reflection on how to bring peace in the war zones in Iraq and the streets of Baltimore had more than 50 Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians and Baptists listening intently during a March 28 Lenten service at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore. The Churches of Charles series of Lenten...
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January 19, 2012

This Christmas season, focus on the good

If I was running a pro-life pregnancy center, and I was required by the new law to post a sign stating the services the center did not provide, I might post the following sign: “This center attempts in every way possible to help pregnant women to have healthy and happy babies. We are not, however,...
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January 19, 2012

Coalition fights on against assisted suicide

LOS ANGELES – Buoyed by the resounding defeat of an assisted suicide bill in Vermont March 21, opponents of AB 374 – the California Compassionate Choices Act – are stepping up statewide campaign efforts against the measure proposing the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Members of Californians Against Assisted Suicide, a diverse coalition that includes medical...
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January 19, 2012

Pope prays for missionaries, including Irish priest, killed in Kenya

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers for four missionaries killed in Africa, including an Irish priest who had worked on development for 41 years in Kenya and was found murdered Dec. 11 in his parish residence.
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January 19, 2012

Old parish properties have new owners

ST. LOUIS – When the Archdiocese of St. Louis put the real estate property of 20 closed parishes up for sale, with the proceeds to follow members of those closed locations to their new parish homes, the goal was to find the right buyers for the buildings. The archdiocese was determined to sell those properties...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic High swimmer is record setter

It didn’t take Daniela Mittelkamp long to break swimming records at The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
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January 19, 2012

BOAST defeated in committee

A bill that would have provided business tax credits to businesses that support tuition scholarship programs was defeated on a 15-5 vote in the House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee March 22. The bill would have established a program called BOAST, “Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers in Maryland,” allowing businesses to claim...
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January 19, 2012

Catholic community ready to give back to retired religious

When anti-Catholic prejudice was still rampant in the South during the early 1950s, Sister Marietta Russell was knocking on doors and sharing her faith in the small towns of South Carolina.
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January 19, 2012

Good Friday Collection has been helping for 120 years

Parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will have an opportunity to participate in a 120-year-old tradition when the second collection basket comes their way Good Friday (April 6). As it has for more than a century, the Good Friday collection will help the church persevere in the Holy Land. The need for support for the...
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January 19, 2012

Story of John Horse, a Black Seminole warrior

Although November was established as the month we celebrate National Black Catholic History, it is also the month we celebrated National Native American Heritage.
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January 19, 2012

Eckerl believes in “The Calvert Hall Way”

Over the past two baseball seasons, Calvert Hall College, Towson, has yielded an overall record of 58-9, collared back-to-back conference title championships and developed a system that turns out talented ball players year after year. The man behind the magic is head coach, Lou Eckerl. Eckerl became the first coach to win Maryland Interscholastic Athletic...
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