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“I Have Come to Serve.” The Catholic Review May 26, 2011 It was 2:00 a.m. I was in the midst of a four-hour layover in the Anchorage, Alaska airport, drowsy and sluggish and looking forward to my connection to Japan to visit our military members and their families. I was in no shape or […]

Abuse Report Offers Clarity, Inspires Resolve

Archdiocese Staff

OBrien Articles

Often when the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis is discussed, some defender of the Church will accurately point out that no other institution has done more to study itself and to create safeguards that protect children in the area of sexual abuse. While this may indeed be the case, it should not be a cause […]

New Words

Archdiocese Staff

OBrien Articles

Just when you thought you had the words to the Mass down pat, they go and change them on us! If you’ve been carefully reading your Catholic Review or paying attention to your parish’s bulletin, you likely already know that beginning later this year, many of the words to the prayers English-speaking Catholics—priests and lay […]

Attacks on Religious Freedom

Archdiocese Staff

OBrien Articles

Catholic Review Column May 5, 2011 Title: Attacks on Religious Freedom Still Exist at Home “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government […]

School Sisters help students and Baltimore City blossom

Mother Seton Academyl students scattered containers of vinca, impatiens, spikes and geraniums in a colorful array near the intersection of Greenmount Avenue and 22nd Street May 19 as they scurried to fill flower pots in front of homes.

VIDEO REPORT: Infant of Prague has surprising tie to Baltimore

PRAGUE – Sometimes you have to travel half a world away to discover local angles to stories. While visiting the magnificent Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague this week, I learned that there is a connection between Baltimore and the Infant of Prague – the much-loved statue of the Christ Child located inside the […]

Greetings from Prague

Can't go to Prague without tasting a Czech beer. PRAGUE – Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski’s pilgrimage to Europe has landed in Prague. I haven’t had a free moment to post, but stay tuned for a video report on the Infant of Prague, located at the Church of Our Lady Victorious. Should be up later today. […]

Students Say ‘Thank You’ To Father Triplett

Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City celebrated Father Michael Triplett, associate pastor of Church of the Resurrection, May 24 after finding out he would be moving on to a new parish in early July. Father Triplett was known to dress up in wacky costumes and go to extraordinary lengths to support the school. He even […]

Voted Best Private Schools in The Capital’s Readers Choice 2011 Awards

Sean Caine

May 24, 2011

Press Release

St. Mary’s Elementary School (SMES) and St. Mary’s High School (SMHS) were recently named “Best Private Schools” as part of the Annapolis area in The Annapolis Capital newspaper’s Readers Choice 2011 Awards. St. Mary’s Elementary School (founded in 1862) is a K-8 Catholic coeducational parish school dedicated to vibrant faith, academic excellence and lifelong learning. […]

Astronauts get a “popespace” page

May 23, 2011

The Endeavor Shuttle and International Space Station astronauts had a chat May 21 with Pope Benedict XVI. They talked about science, courage, violence and world peace, and the beauty of the planet. What a great opportunity for both the scientists and the pope to share their views. Here, from NASAtv, is the 17-minute link-up. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jAmb_e1pg&w=640&h=390]

In the footsteps of Blessed John Paul II

May 22, 2011

Our Lady of Cz?stochowa Tomorrow morning, Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will lead a pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. I’ll be reporting on the spiritual journey for The Catholic Review — both on this blog and in the print edition of the newspaper. Over the next two weeks, be sure to check The […]

Thumbs down on new pope statue

May 21, 2011