Page 408 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

Chaperoning a field trip to St. Mary’s City, our first family hotel stay, a poetry reading, and The Irish Blessing (7 Quick Takes)

Rita Buettner

October 27, 2017

Blog, Open Window

Ever been to St. Mary’s City? I hadn’t gone until this week when I chaperoned a fourth grade field trip there.

Knights CEO praises plan for getting U.S. aid to persecuted Christians

Catholic News Service

October 27, 2017

Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Religious Freedom, World News

Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, praised the decision by the Trump administration to provide direct U.S. aid to persecuted Christians in the Middle East and route it through the U.S. Agency for International Development.

St. Francis of Assisi is depicted in a stained-glass display at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York City. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Preach the Gospel at all times (and without any exceptions)

Hanael Bianchi

October 27, 2017

Blog, Fertile Soil

Sharing our faith is also an inherent aspect of being a Catholic. Are you a Catholic? Do you believe it is good to be a Catholic? If so, how can you not share the faith with everyone?

Actor Mark Wahlberg’s faith journey leaves impression on young adults

Joyce Duriga

October 27, 2017

Feature, News, Young Adult Ministry

Star of movies such as “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” “Ted” and “Deepwater Horizon” and producer of the popular HBO series “Entourage,” Wahlberg takes his faith seriously, often attending daily Mass and making time for quiet prayer each morning.

A child reacts as he stands in front of Pope Francis during his visit at the Scholas Occurentes foundation in Rome Oct. 26. In a video chat with young children from Texas and Puerto Rico, the pope said there are no easy answers to the suffering and destruction wrought by hurricanes. (CNS photo/Andrew Medichini via Reuters)

Pope takes questions from children in hurricane-hit Texas, Puerto Rico

Junno Arocho Esteves

October 27, 2017

News, World News

Pope Francis said that there are no easy answers to the suffering and destruction wrought by hurricanes and that while such disasters happen naturally, humankind must also take responsibility for not caring for the environment.

Daughter of Charity Sister Mary Elko died Sept. 22 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92.

Sister Mary Elko dies at 92

Catholic Review Staff

October 27, 2017

Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate, Western Vicariate

Sister Mary Elko, who gave 49 of the 73 years she spent as a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to missions in Bolivia and nine years to a hospital in Baltimore, died Sept. 22 at Villa St. Michael in Emmitsburg. She was 92.

Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Vigil Service and Promotions; Middle Atlantic Lieutenancy

Archbishop William E. Lori

October 27, 2017

Archbishop Lori Homily, From the Archbishop

As baptized Catholics, we share in the death and resurrection of Jesus. But we are also Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre. This means that we are called upon to be strong, virtuous, and courageous in our defense of the faith and charity toward those in need, and in our mission to foster the faith in the Holy Land – where so often the Christians are marginalized and persecuted.

Pope says space station crew like a ‘tiny U.N.’ with peaceful diversity

Carol Glatz

October 26, 2017

Feature, News, Video, World News

When the pope asked what brought them joy during their long mission, Commander Randolph Bresnik from Fort Knox, Kentucky, told the pope that it was being able to see every day “God’s creation maybe a little bit from his perspective.”

No greater love

Richard Doerflinger

October 26, 2017

A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life

In a moving commentary, the father of a fallen soldier says his son’s death was not the random victim of some meaningless accident. He deliberately risked his life to protect others. He was a hero.

The Least Religious Generation in U.S. History: A Reflection on Jean Twenge’s “iGen”

Bishop Robert Barron

October 26, 2017

Commentary, Word on Fire, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry

As late as 2004, 84 percent of young adults said that they regularly prayed; by 2016, fully one fourth of that same age cohort said that they never pray.

Beloved youth minister remembered at O’Dwyer Retreat House

Kevin J. Parks

October 25, 2017

Feature, Local News, News, Youth Ministry

As Beth Rausch joined other music ministers in singing “Welcome Home,” friends and family gathered Oct. 20 at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks to honor Rausch’s father, Mark Pacione, in a special way.

Holy Land Christians must work together, pope tells patriarch

Cindy Wooden

October 25, 2017

Feature, News, World News

As minorities living in a troubled land, Christians in the Holy Land must forgive each other for past mistakes and work together for the future of their communities, Pope Francis told the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem.

Home Page