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A look back at the NCYC 2009 fun

November 2, 2011

Are you going to NCYC, but still don’t know what you’re in for? Check this out. I filmed this back in 2009 when Baltimore took a group out to Kansas City for NCYC. I can’t promise there will be less Backstreet Boys in Indianapolis this time.

US Supreme Court turns down case over roadside crosses in Utah

Catholic Review

November 1, 2011

News

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declined to take up a case from Utah in which a federal appeals court ruled it unconstitutional to allow memorial crosses on state land along highways.

Baltimore’s NCYC blessing– 15 days to heading West!

Catholic Review

November 1, 2011

News

Tim Janiszewski, youth minister at Lake Shore’s Our Lady of the Chesapeake, helped end Baltimore’s NCYC delegation meeting on a high note Dec. 30. He shared a blessing he does with his children with everyone. I thought it was particularly touching and worthy of sharing with you in the video below. I’ll be covering NCYC […]

New Catholic Religious Institute Erected From Former Order of Anglican Nuns, Sisters to Profess Vows at Special All Saints Day Mass

Sean Caine

October 31, 2011

Press Release

All Saints Sisters of the Poor Believed to be First U.S. Episcopal Order Created into Catholic Religious Community Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will receive the All Saints Sisters of the Poor, a religious community of nine women once belonging to the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, into the newly-erected […]

St. Ignatius Academy, Tuition-Free Catholic Middle School, Leases Former School Building at St. Mary, Star of the Sea in Federal Hill

Sean Caine

October 31, 2011

Press Release

Father Patrick Carrion, Pastor of St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish in Federal Hill and Mr. John Ciccone, President of St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, have announced that the parish and school have entered into a lease agreement that will allow St. Ignatius to move into the former parish school building in time for the […]

Statement Regarding Our Lady of The Fields Parish

Sean Caine

October 30, 2011

Press Release

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

Catholic Review

October 29, 2011

News

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

Sean Caine

October 26, 2011

Press Release

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

Sean Caine

October 24, 2011

Press Release

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

Sean Caine

October 24, 2011

Press Release

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. […]

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