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Archbishop Lori holds news briefing on clergy abuse crisis

Archbishop William E. Lori and Bishop Adam Parker held a Jan. 15 news briefing at the Catholic Center to discuss the Archdiocese of Baltimore's ongoing response to the clergy abuse crisis.

Catholic Review Staff

Successor to St. John Vianney speaks of saint’s devotion to mercy

During a Jan. 11 presentation at the Baltimore Basilica, the successor of St. John Vianney as the Curé of Ars in France described St. John Vianney's commitment to the mercy of God.

Catholic Review Staff

New report highlights archdiocese’s response to child sexual abuse

The Independent Review Board that assists the Archdiocese of Baltimore with child protection efforts issued the first of what will be annual reports regarding the archdiocese’s response to child sexual abuse within the church.

Review board develops policy on allegations against bishops

At the requests of the bishops of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Independent Review Board, which assists the archdiocese with child protection efforts, created a Bishop Reporting Initiative to ensure proper reporting of allegations against bishops, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.

Archdiocese passes child protection audit for 2018

The Archdiocese of Baltimore “has been found compliant with all audited Articles of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People for the 2017-18 audit period,” according to a letter to Archbishop William E. Lori from StoneBridge Business Partners, which conducts the audits on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Blogs & Commentary

Charity in Truth

Archbishop William E. Lori

Reason to celebrate

We have every reason to celebrate both the immeasurable and measurable impact of our faith over this past year through the many and varied ministries of our Church, including the outreach and support provided to nearly 12,000 immigrant families and individuals at the Esperanza Center; the more than 230,000 meals served by Our Daily Bread;...

Amen

East-side Samaritans

Paul McMullen

Catholic institutions in East Baltimore are working to help address the systemic problems that lead to poverty and homelessness.

Open Window

Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita Buettner

With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.

Faces of Faith

Retrouvaille deepens faith, heals marriage of St. John Westminster parishioner

Elizabeth Lowe

In addition to helping his marriage, Lagonigro credits the ministry with deepening his faith. He described Retrouvaille as a “shot of adrenaline” for his faith.

Question Corner

Mary ever-virgin/Memorial Mass for Protestant?

Father Kenneth Doyle

Father Doyle fields questions about the Blessed Virgin Mary's virginity and offering Mass for non-Catholics.

Word on Fire

Talking to some young Jesuits about social justice and evangelization

Bishop Robert Barron

I told my young Jesuit conversation partners that they ought to follow the prompt of our Jesuit pope and go not just to the economic margins but to the “existential margins”—that is to say, to those who have lost the faith, lost any contact with God, who have not heard the Good News.

The Domestic Church

Greeting New Year with trust and hope

Rita Buettner

We step into the New Year with faith that each of us can help make the world a little better.

Boots Laced

Under Armour and #WeWill

Craig Gould

We can’t just say, “we love the young church.” We have to name them. Jazmine, Michael, Shantay, Jose and all those other young people in your church require adults who can call them by name.

The Narthex

Remembering a Baltimore priest’s ordeal at Dachau

George P. Matysek Jr.

The Polish priest told the Review that the wood strips in the windows separating the glass panes at Dachau seemed like crosses. Every time he looked out a window, he was reminded of the sign of redemption.

Dust and Dewfall

Longing for a savior: the world, humanity and Otto

Father Collin Poston

As I was preparing my Christmas homily for my parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont and St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg, I was praying and reflecting on what to preach about, and a recent memory came to mind. As many of you who have read this blog before know very well (as...

Baltimore Boomer

Cycle of life, interrupted, for bad and then good

Paul McMullen

It’s been three weeks since a man with a grudge and a rifle shot down the doorway to the Annapolis Capital and murdered five of its employees, among them two colleagues. Every one of those 21 days has been required to process the mysteries of life and what can only be described as survivor’s guilt.

The Catholic Difference

Cleansed and conformed to God’s will

George Weigel

We must all intensify prayer and penance. We should all be inviting to church those who have left out of boredom, anger, confusion, or disgust.

Behind the Headlines

A new year, a fresh start

A lot of the typical resolutions have more to do with our exterior than our interior. I’d like to suggest a few resolutions that might improve your spirit and your mind.

Fertile Soil

Something is wrong: The crisis of modern addictions

Hanael Bianchi

Modernity is not a constant movement towards progress. Instead the modern worldview has a gaping hole right in the middle of it.

Guest Commentary

One man’s meat

John Garvey

Learning to speak and write clearly is essential to success in all the disciplines that young people are flocking to these days.

Wit & Wisdom

Jeers to cheers

Father Joseph Breighner

Christmas is a chance again to discover who we are. God came into the world in the form of a baby because God always comes into the world that way.

Unconditional

The Butterfly Effect: Remembering Mrs. Pesa

Robyn Barberry

Every year, during our back-to-school liturgies, I scan the pews and say a prayer of gratitude and a petition for a successful school year for each of my colleagues. This year my task was more difficult because as I scanned the congregation, I was forced to recognize that one of us wasn’t there and never...

A More Human Society

On not being a vegetable

Richard Doerflinger

Our medical system has been giving up on far too many of these patients, prematurely ensuring their deaths based on faulty diagnoses and self-fulfilling hopeless predictions.

Snippets of FAith

God’s Sandbox (bring your own bucket and shovel)

Suzanna Molino Singleton

Need peace, need to think, need a great prayer spot? Go to a beach! It doesn’t even have to be summer to benefit from the calm it provides. Bring your own bucket and shovel … God will supply the tranquility.

Our Back Pages

Benefactor’s dreams realized at Good Samaritan Hospital

Paul McMullen

Good Samaritan Hospital came into existence thanks to the generosity of Thomas J. O’Neill, a merchant who famously asked Carmelite nuns to pray that his store be spared during the Great Baltimore fire of February 1904.

The Work of Her Hands

Hometown Saints: Baltimore Hispanic community celebrates St. Oscar Romero

Emily Rosenthal

The recent canonization of St. Oscar Romero was a moment of pride for many in our community.

World News

January 17, 2019

Idea of having women deacons ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker

Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is "crying for ministry," is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.

Beth Griffin

January 17, 2019

Cardinal Wuerl acknowledges he knew of one accusation against predecessor

In a second letter issued in mid-January about what he knew and didn't regarding abuse allegations involving his predecessor, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Washington's retired archbishop, apologized Jan. 15 for what he called a "lapse of memory," clarifying that he knew of at least one abuse allegation against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, but...

Rhina Guidos

January 16, 2019

Pope wants abuse summit to lead to clarity, action

At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world's bishops' conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims and ensure no case is whitewashed or covered up.

Carol Glatz

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Catholic Baltimore Radio

Our guest this week is Bishop Adam Parker, auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, discussing the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis.Listen above.

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