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Police arrest man for stealing from poor box

Anne Arundel County police arrested James Allan Thomas for stealing from a poor box at St. Mary in Annapolis Oct. 16. Thomas, who had previously been banned from church property, was charged with theft, destruction of property and trespassing. Video surveillance showed Thomas opening the poor box and removing cash, according to a police statement.

Mass with Retired Priests

We are in the midst of the Year for Priests and with reference to today’s second reading, we embrace the Word of God this afternoon to honor the priesthood of Jesus Christ, to give thanks for the priesthood of Jesus Christ, to pray for the priesthood of Jesus Christ. The letter to the Hebrews paints […]

Norwegian sanctimony, global folly on Nobel

The Norwegian Nobel Committee looked in the mirror, saw the president of the United States, and awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama. One is tempted to vary Rainer Maria Rilke (“Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other”) and suggest that this was the meeting of two narcissisms. But that, as Richard Nixon might have said, would be wrong. The Nobel Committee is sufficiently enamored of its own moral superiority to ascribe its self-regarding virtues to any nominee it wishes.

White Mass Homily

My thanks to the Baltimore chapter of the Catholic Medical Association for choosing our beautiful Basilica of the Assumption to celebrate their annual White Mass. My special thanks to the Chapter and Dr. Marie Boursiquot, your President, for inviting me to lead you in the Eucharist and I welcome and greet all of you, especially […]

Archbishop Celebrates Mass for Catholic Physicians

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate a Mass for Catholic medical professionals, including physicians, nurses, medical students, dentists, and scientists, as well as their families, on Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m. at the Baltimore Basilica. In the Archbishop’s homily, he will address a number of issues of concern to the Church and to Catholic […]

Advisory: Sacrifices Ahead

The Catholic Review In a typically excellent column, Priest Magazine editor Monsignor Owen Campion tells the story of an aging rural pastor of three mission churches in the Midwest during the early 1940s. It was wartime. Young dads were in uniform far from home for a tour of duty of an indefinite duration, leaving the […]

Sisters’ Service a Blessing to All

The Catholic Review Many in the Archdiocese are probably aware of our Priests’ Council with whom I meet several times during the year. Consisting of 35 members representing various age groups, geographic locations, ministries, and religious and diocesan priests, this Council is both mandated by canon law and an invaluable assistance to me. Less known, […]

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