A funeral Mass was offered for Sister of St. Francis Angela Erhard Feb. 15 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. She died Feb. 9 at 92 after 74 years as a professed religious, including 42 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.


A funeral Mass was offered for Sister of St. Francis Angela Erhard Feb. 15 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. She died Feb. 9 at 92 after 74 years as a professed religious, including 42 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary M. St. Francis Lyons Feb. 12 at the IHM Center Chapel in Scranton, Pa. Sister St. Francis, who taught at two Baltimore Catholic schools in the 1950s and 1960s, died Feb. 6 at 80.

We give thanks that Spirit of God has touched your hearts. I warmly thank your sponsors even as I ask them to model what it means to follow Christ as members of the Church.

Years ago, the Second Vatican Council taught that “the future of humanity lies in the hands of those who are strong enough to provide coming generations with reason for living and hoping.”

Inspired by Nostra Aetate, I’d like to say a word about our local situation. We just concluded one of the most violent years in the Baltimore’s history and we are all keenly aware of the heartrending problems that beset our city.

Cardinal Tagle of the Archdiocese of Manila delivered a message of hope at the Mid-Atlantic Congress in Baltimore.

Overall, this tale of faith-motivated derring-do is a pleasant piece of entertainment that’s appropriate for a broad audience.

Brian Gionta, captain of the U.S. men’s Olympic ice hockey team, competed in the 2006 Winter Games and played on three NHL teams, but his skating roots go back to his Catholic high school and college teams.

There’s a little bit of migrant in everyone, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, said during a U.S. visit.

Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Peru that he often meets on Fridays with survivors of sex abuse.

During these days of the Mid-Atlantic Congress, I hope you are being inspired, energized, encouraged, and informed by the speakers, workshops, interactions with peers, dialogues and discussions, and an amazing array of publications and resources.

Today we start the Year of the Dog, which is somehow much more exciting than the rooster or the goat. We are all quite excited about it.
