A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Alice Ashton, O.S.F. (formerly Sister Robert Ann), was offered June 19 at St. Anthony of Padua and Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore. Monsignor Joseph L. Luca, pastor of St. Louis, Clarksville, officiated.Read More
A funeral Mass for Sister Frances Watkowski, S.S.N.D., was offered July 19 at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore followed with internment at Notch Cliff Cemetery in Glen Arm. Sister Frances died July 16; she was 83.Read More
In a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Archbishop Curley cross country team, four seniors took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., on Aug. 16. On that drizzly day, the four Friar senior runners, Tim Skarda, Pat Hairfield, Jonathan Sobczynski and Kevin Sommers,...Read More
“People want to have an opportunity to honor … and bury their child,” said Father Carrion, who added that the ministry helps to build community among those experiencing loss.Read More
Last week, I was privileged to preside, along with Bishop John H. Ricard, bishop emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee and former auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, at a moving and historic ceremony marking the transfer of the mortal remains of Servant of God, Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, from New Cathedral Cemetery,...Read More
Foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence Mother Lange was born around 1789 in what is today Haiti to a well-off family. She, along with hundreds of others, fled that country in the late 18th century when a revolution occurred. She came to Baltimore, where a great number of Catholic, French-speaking refugees had settled. AlthoughRead More
“There can be no true democracy without a recognition of every person’s dignity and without respect for his or her rights. Nor can there be true peace unless life is defended and promoted.” Gospel of Life ¶ 101. “Protecting and promoting the inviolable rights of persons is the most solemn responsibility of civil authority. AsRead More
Policies & Procedures for New Construction, Renovations and Maintenance Projects The DFM will select an architect (or architects) from an approved list to develop and complete this phase of the Work. After the necessary contract is prepared and executed by the Archbishop, the Architect(s) will: Meet with the DFM, Pastor and Parish Building Committee aboutRead More