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Deacon John J. Briscoe dies at 81

Catholic Review
June 22, 2007

A funeral Mass for Deacon John J. Briscoe of Baltimore, was offered June 25 at St. Peter Claver, Baltimore. Deacon Briscoe – who had suffered from heart problems and high blood pressure – died June 17 at Levindale Geriatric Center and Hospital in Baltimore. He was 81.

Mercy Medical moves forward in new patient tower

Catholic Review
June 22, 2007

In January, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, is expected to begin construction and site excavation for a new $400 million patient tower with an anticipated completion date of fall of 2010. According to Thomas Mullen, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, the current tower, which was designed in the 1950s, is beginning to “age out,” and is unable to adapt to the demands of modern technology. A lack of rooms is also an issue, he said. The new 18-floor tower will feature rooftop gardens to create “green space,” a two-story lobby with spiritual and customer-service amenities, hotel-like features with 100 percent private rooms to enhance safety and privacy, “operating rooms of the future” and convenient parking. The new tower will include 229 licensed beds, a floor for an additional 32 beds and 15 operating suites.

Cardinal Keeler Out of Surgery

Sean Caine
June 18, 2007

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, is out of surgery after Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center, inserted a Right Ventricular-Peritoneal Shunt in the Cardinal’s brain to correct a condition diagnosed as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus-a build up of excess cerebrospinal fluid on the brain. The operation is expected to […]

Kurt Waldheim, former U.N. secretary-general, dies

Catholic Review
June 18, 2007

VATICAN CITY – Kurt Waldheim, former U.N. secretary-general and president of Austria, died June 14 at the age of 88. The longtime diplomat, who died of heart failure in his home in Vienna, Austria, had been a controversial figure for his World War II role as an officer in the German army, and Vatican interaction with him in the late 1980s and early 1990s sparked criticism from Jewish groups.

St. Louis

Clarksville parish becoming hub for classical music

Catholic Review
June 14, 2007

A steady spring rain may have darkened the skies and soaked some parishioners, but it failed to dampen the musical exuberance that sparkled inside St. Louis Church, Clarksville, June 3. Soon after Edward Polochick confidently raised his white baton to lead an orchestra and choral singers from Concert Artists of Baltimore, the musicians filled the newly built church with the thoroughly American sounds of Aaron Copeland. Violinists and cellists furiously guided their bows over strings while a pianist supported their efforts and 21 voices harmonized as one. Viola players, a bassist, a flautist, a clarinet player, a bassoonist and a percussionist all added their talents while outfitted in black and white tuxedos or black dresses.

Class of 2007

Catholic Review
June 7, 2007

Congratulations to the 2,655 graduating seniors of the 21 Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore A baccalaureate Mass was celebrated May 23 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, and commencement exercises were held May 25 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, for 131 graduates. Chuck Sudina, a member of the class of 1966 and CEO of Sudina Search Inc…

Call to service is strong for John Carroll grad

Catholic Review
June 6, 2007

Growing up with two grandfathers and two uncles who served in the U.S. Army, Kyle Hanratty, valedictorian for the 2007 graduating class at The John Carroll School, Bel Air, hopes to carry on the tradition. The 18-year-old applied and was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy and the United States Air Force Academy.

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