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The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Richard Oles, a well-known 77-year-old Baltimore fencing instructor who once coached at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, was struck and killed by a truck with a snow plow early this morning. The vehicle’s driver left the scene of the accident, according to The Sun.  Just over a […]

There are many parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that strongly support the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.  Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville is one of the most passionate. For the 25th year, students from the all-girls school have participated in the march – traveling to the capital in six buses […]

In case you missed our Catholic Schools Week story, check it out here.   Now, go beyond the story with this video! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe56BXrVoOo&hl=en&fs=1]

As president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore, Jesuit Father John W. Swope has seen many achievements from students. This week’s Catholic Review features a story about the school’s first seniors getting college acceptance letters. It’s a monumental moment. “We’re on the threshold of our first graduating class, and we are well on our […]

I thought he said to take it slowly?! [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EP1ZrAv8A4]

When Ricky Gervais signed off from his caustic performance at the recent Golden Globe Awards, God was among those he thanked.   ” Thank you to God for making me an atheist,” the comedian quipped.  On his new CNN show, Piers Morgan challenged his fellow Brit on the comment – arguing that the joke was “nearest the knuckle” for Americans who hold faith […]

Keep it here to see a profile of the family featured in the Review.