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The painted mosaic border ringing the walls of the social hall at St. Mary, Cumberland, depicts all five communities that make up Our Lady of the Mountains Parish: St. Ambrose, Cresaptown; Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul, Cumberland; St. Mary, Cumberland; St. Patrick, Mount Savage; and St. Patrick, Cumberland. (CR file)

Cumberland parish will close Cresaptown church, lease Mount Savage

Christopher Gunty
November 24, 2019
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Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, which was formed by the merger of five parishes eight years ago, has received permission from Archbishop William E. Lori to close two of its churches.

Calvert Hall College High School senior Anthony Weis runs through a trust gauntlet during a September student leadership retreat at the Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center in northern Baltimore County. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Turkey Bowl at 100: Calvert Hall breaks new ground with Leadership Institute

Mary K. Tilghman
November 24, 2019
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“We believe that every student has the potential to be a leader,” said Charles Stembler, principal of Calvert Hall. “The goal of the program is to teach the skills and develop character to be leaders in the community.”

Archbishop Lori’s Address: “Reading Signs of the Times”; Knights of Columbus Mid-Year Meeting

Archbishop William E. Lori
November 23, 2019
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As you know, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World was one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. Although it was issued more than fifty years ago, it continues to be studied and quoted, not only by scholars and historians, but also by Catholic journalists, homilists, and now, by myself.

Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson processes with the Blessed Sacrament from St. John the Evangelist Church to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Nov. 21, 2019, the first day of the National Catholic Youth Conference. (CNS photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)

NCYC goes from rowdy to reverent for Blessed Sacrament, pope’s message

Catholic News Service
November 22, 2019
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“Go and fill your surroundings, even the digital ones. Not of convictions,” Pope Francis said, setting his paper down and speaking off-script directly to the youths. “Not to convince others. Not to proselytize. But to bear witness of the tenderness and mercy of Jesus.”

Members of a youth group from the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, have a fun time together Nov. 21, 2019, performing karaoke at the Thematic Village of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. (CNS photo/John Shaughnessy, The Criterion)

Youths say NCYC theme of ‘Blessed, Broken, Given’ has deep meaning for them

Catholic News Service
November 22, 2019
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For three days, the 20,000 teenagers form a joyful, energetic and unifying representation of how much their Catholic faith means to them, of how much they have to offer the church.

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