Even though Our Daily Bread Employment Center’s flow of donated casseroles has dwindled over the last few months and it had to suspend the use of volunteers, the Catholic Charities-run outreach has kept up with a substantial increase in demand for meals during the coronavirus pandemic.
My niece, Elise, challenged me to write this week’s 7 Quick Takes in sonnet form. April is National Poetry Month, after all. I think she believes—and rightly so—that I turn too often to limericks. And I do love a challenge.
John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, will celebrate a special livestreamed Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 19 at 3 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI “is well,” although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday.
Forget the hair, go back to your family roots.
Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris welcomed a renewed pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral.
A funeral Mass was offered April 6 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Mary Gerald McCloskey. A Baltimore native who spent 56 of her 66 years as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, including as a missioner in Bolivia, Sister Mary Gerald died April 1, at age 85.
A funeral Mass was offered April 4 in the Daughters’ Villa St. Michael Chapel in Emmitsburg for Sister Maria Cincotta, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul who died March 31. She was 88.
For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 15, 2020 The Archdiocese of Baltimore has launched a page on its website for people throughout Maryland to memorialize loved ones who have died of COVID-19 and to offer the prayers and support of the entire Catholic community. The page, www.archbalt.org/one-church-one-family/, allows people to upload a photo, along with the […]
Little approaches the affection shared by the couple known as Ben and Pat – unless it’s their affinity for St. Joseph Parish in Fullerton.
Local journalism outlets, including diocesan newspapers, are being touted as vital information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic worthy of being included in a new round of federal emergency aid.
