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October 30, 2011

Father Eugene Nickol has resigned from the Office of Pastor at Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church in Millersville. His resignation occurred last week at a meeting with Archdiocesan officials concerning a recent audit of the parish’s financial and child & youth protection records. The audit showed a lack of appropriate controls to ensure […]

(Audio) Mike Whittles’ players talk about his courage

October 29, 2011

Spalding football coach Mike Whittles is literally fighting for his life and you can read his story in The Catholic Review print edition next week and right now on CatholicReview.org. Whittles has Stage IV pancreatic cancer, but is still coaching the Cavaliers during his treatments. He recently missed a game, though, and his players emotionally […]

Gala: A Night to Remember

Archdiocese Staff

October 27, 2011

OBrien Articles

The Catholic Review This past Saturday, approximately 1,100 people came together at the Baltimore Convention Center to raise money for tuition assistance for the children of our Catholic schools. If those who attended the third annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala were as impressed by the program as I was, they left the event with far […]

600 Catholic School 5th Graders Attend Program To Ponder Priestly, Religious Vocations

October 26, 2011

On October 27 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., over 600 5th grade students from Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese will gather at Notre Dame of Maryland University to participate in a program aimed at discussing vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The program is called Focus 11 and is based on studies that […]

Baltimore sculptor honors Brooksie

George P. Matysek Jr.

October 26, 2011

Blog, The Narthex

A statue of Brooks Robinson is unveiled Oct. 22 outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (CR/George P. Matysek Jr.) Before the new statue of Baltimore’s beloved Brooks Robinson was unveiled last weekend beneath a blast of black, orange and white confetti outside Oriole Park, the bronze behemoth rested in a foundry in Pietrasanta, Italy. Standing right next to […]

Archdiocesan Catholic Schools, Central Office Receive Full Accreditation; Strategic Plan Commended As Enrollment Decline Is Cut In Half From Last Year

October 24, 2011

A team of educators spent several days in the Archdiocese of Baltimore last week conducting the final phase of its accreditation review of the archdiocesan Catholic school system. Archbishop Edwin O’Brien announced Saturday that the team from AdvancEd recommended full accreditation for the Archdiocese’s more than 60 Catholic schools and for its central offices. AdvanceEd […]

Columbine-Inspired Anti-Bullying Program Comes To St. Margaret School In Belair

October 24, 2011

On Tuesday, October 25th, St. Margaret School in Bel Air will kick off its new anti-bullying program, “Rachel’s Challenge,” named after Rachel Scott, the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. The program is a comprehensive and proactive approach to encouraging kind and compassionate behavior and involves the entire school community. […]

Audio of Father Hurley’s homily at Baltimore Young Adult Mass

October 23, 2011

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is ramping up its efforts to reach out to Catholic young adults. It’s a challenging age group to connect with, but successful Theology on Tap crowds are showing there’s a thirst for something beyond beer. Faith is the connecting tissue for the people coming together. Father John Hurley delivered a homily […]

With Deaths Of Real World Villains, Evil Still Exists

October 23, 2011

Image courtesy of https://catholicnews.com (CNS) If you grow up as an American kid in the 1980s, 90s or 2000s, there weren’t three bigger real world villains than Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden and Muammar Gaddafi. There were, and are, other objects of major scorn. But, those three men seemed to have dramatic, spooky music playing […]

Archdiocese 3rd Annual Gala For Catholic Schools Expected To Raise $700K For Tuition Assistance, Pay Tribute To Archbishop O’Brien

October 21, 2011

More than 1,100 people will celebrate Catholic schools at the 3rd annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center. The event is expected to raise $700,000 in tuition assistance for students attending Catholic schools. The event will also pay tribute to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, 15th […]

Scottish priest: Gadhafi’s death won’t end controversy over Lockerbie

October 21, 2011