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‘Tolton: From Slave to Priest’ to be performed in Baltimore

August 29, 2019

‘Tolton: From Slave to Priest,’ a multi-media live production, is coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in September.

Father Adam Park, vice-rector for seminary life at Rome's Pontifical North American College, is pictured with new seminarians Aug. 29, 2019, during a coffee break from their Italian language lesson. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

Back to school Italian style: Papal greeting and gelato quests

Cindy Wooden

August 29, 2019

Feature, News, World News

At the Pontifical North American College, new student orientation is not just a weekend or even just a week — it includes almost a month of intensive Italian studies, punctuated with occasional gelato sampling and one big shoutout from Pope Francis.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Resurrection Parish, Laurel

Archbishop William E. Lori

August 29, 2019

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

It is part of our faith that when this earthly life is over, each of us will stand before the Lord Jesus who knows us better than we know ourselves.

Gene Hoffman has coached cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field at Archbishop Curley High School, his alma mater, uninterrupted since 1977. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

Fifty years after first making mark at Curley, Hoffman eyes finish line

Paul McMullen

August 29, 2019

#IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

Gene Hoffman will make his 46th full school year at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore his last.

Zack Gottsagen and Shia LaBeouf star in a scene from the movie "The Peanut Butter Falcon." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Roadside Attractions and Armory Films)

Movie Review: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’

John Mulderig

August 29, 2019

Movie Reviews, News, World News

Film fans generally and viewers of faith in particular will find much to appreciate in the heartwarming drama “The Peanut Butter Falcon” (Roadside).

This stained-glass window depicting St. Augustine and his mother, St. Monica, graces the wall at St. Augustine Church in Washington July 25, 2019. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Bachmann)

In secret you will be repaid

Brett Robinson

August 29, 2019

Commentary, Guest Commentary

Recollection is the practice of gathering those things together again to see the self in full.

Father Manuel R. Roman died Aug. 25 at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged in Catonsville. He was a former pastor of Church of the Ascension in Halethorpe. (CR file)

Former Ascension pastor and area high school principal dies at 93

George P. Matysek Jr.

August 28, 2019

Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Manuel R. Roman, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands who was a few weeks shy of his 94th birthday when he died, was pastor of Church of the Ascension in Halethorpe from 1986 to his retirement in June 2005.

Federal appeals court allows Indiana abortion facility to remain open

Ann Carey

August 28, 2019

News, Respect Life, World News

A federal court of appeals issued a narrow opinion that allows a South Bend abortion clinic to continue operating, at least for the time being.

Seattle bishops affirm sanctity of life after man’s assisted suicide

Catholic News Service

August 28, 2019

News, World News

The bishops of the Archdiocese of Seattle reiterated the Catholic Church’s opposition to assisted suicide in response to a news report about a man who used a fatal drug combination to end his own life under Washington state’s Death with Dignity Act.

Pope Francis greets a young woman as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 28, 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope: Proclaim God’s love through care for needy

Junno Arocho Esteves

August 28, 2019

Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News

While listening to and obeying God’s word brings healing and comfort to those in need, it also can attract disdain and even hatred from others, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Opening Mass at St. Mary’s Seminary, Roland Park

Archbishop William E. Lori

August 28, 2019

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

St. Augustine is our guide in the ways of pastoral charity. Learned though he was, skilled in rhetoric though he was, Augustine knew how to bring the faith home to ordinary people, as we so often see in his many sermons scattered throughout the Liturgy of the Hours.

The perfect end to summer vacation: A trip to the Maryland State Fair

Rita Buettner

August 28, 2019

Blog, Open Window

When we see the Ferris wheel rise into the sky, we know it’s coming.

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