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Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain 14 deacons during a Mass on May 14 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. The number marks the largest class of new deacons to be ordained in eight years. As deacons, the men will be able to proclaim the Gospel during Mass, perform baptisms, witness […]

Anne Arundel Catholic School Students Mentor Baltimore City Catholic School Students

Twenty-eight Junior Honor Society students from the School of the Incarnation in Gambrills spent the day with Pre-K-Grade 5 students at Archbishop Borders School in Highlandtown on April 28, 2011. As part of a service day arranged by the two schools, the middle school students organized field day exercises, even supplying materials for the fun-filled […]

Archbishop to ordain transitional deacons

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will ordain four men to the transitional diaconate during a 10 a.m. Mass May 21 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. The transitional diaconate is the final step on the journey to the priesthood.

It’s the little things

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is a man who carries much responsibility on his shoulders. He oversees an archdiocese encompassing nine counties and Baltimore City. He tends to a flock that worships in some 150 parishes. Yet in the midst of focusing on the future of Catholic schools, immigration rights, preventing sexual abuse and encouraging more […]

It’s the little things

St Agnes May Crowning

May 12, 2011

St. Agnes Catholic School will hold its annual May Procession on Friday, May 13 starting at 8:45 a.m. All the school children will process around the school and church grounds while reciting the Rosary. Mass will then follow in the church starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending with the crowning of Mary. Grade 8 girls […]

Pasadena Catholic School Wins Ideal Classroom Grant

May 11, 2011

St. Jane Frances in Pasadena, a Catholic elementary and middle school in Anne Arundel County, has been awarded a $53,000 grant by the state of Maryland as part of the Maryland STEM Portfolio Project (MSPP) Ideal Classroom initiative. The grant was awarded to St. Jane Frances, recently designated a STEM school by the Archdiocese of […]

The right side of the confessional

May 10, 2011

Father Blair Raum (CR File Photo) This little anecdote has been sitting in my notebook since March 17, so it’s about time I shared it with you. It comes from a story recounted by Redemptorist Father John Murray during his St. Patty’s Day homily at St. Patrick in Fells Point. Father Murray remembered that not […]

Pastor gets caught in tall tale

May 10, 2011

The Rev. Jim Moats, pastor of Christian Bible Fellowship Church in Newvilleand, Pa., told his local newspaper a stirring story about his service as a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. An expert swimmer, he said he had been asked to sign up for one of the underwater demolition teams. He endured brutal physical training to become a SEAL […]

Jesuit to take chaplain’s job in House of Representatives

May 7, 2011

A Catholic priest will succeed a Catholic priest as the next chaplain of the House of Representatives. House Speaker John Boehner has picked Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy, former chaplain at Georgetown University, to take over for Father Daniel Coughlin. USA Today has more. Conroy, a Jesuit ordained in 1983, has done stints as a parish priest in his native […]

Catholic Elementary School Students Donate Hair To Child Cancer Victims

May 5, 2011

Immaculate Conception School’s fourth grade Girl Scout troop will hold a “hair assembly” in the school’s gymnasium on Friday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m. The entire student body of the pre-k to 8th grade school in Towson will gather to watch as over 30 students in grades K-8 have their ponytails snipped and given to […]

Students excel in robotics

May 5, 2011