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Mary K. Tilghman

Mary Tilghman is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review who previously served as managing editor, news editor and staff writer for the Review.

A parishioner of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, she and her husband have three adult children. Her first novel, “Divided Loyalties” (Black Rose Writing), a historical novel set in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, was published in 2017.

Gavel set symbolic of liberty created from historic wood

March 20, 2022
By Mary K. Tilghman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom

In an interfaith service filled with pomp and patriotic fervor, a gavel set was dedicated to the gallant soldiers of the Maryland 400, also known as George Washington’s Old Line.

Treasured artifacts that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton return to Emmitsburg

March 12, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Saints, Western Vicariate

“They’re here to help us tell her story and make Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton more relatable,” said Rob Judge, executive director of the Seton Shrine.

Social Ministry honoree brings Latin America experience to migrant issues

March 4, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News, Social Justice

“In the past 15 years, we’ve seen how the Hispanic community has developed a stronger and more participatory presence,” Dibos said, noting that Hispanic Catholics comprise 53 percent of the American Catholic population.

Our daily bread: Irish tradition enjoyed on more than St. Patrick’s Day

March 3, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Recipes

Four simple ingredients, lovingly kneaded and marked with a cross, create the beloved, if lowly, Irish soda bread.

Homebound, Operation CRS Rice Bowl nonetheless raises awareness of hunger

March 2, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Lent, Local News, News

In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 37 parishes are participating in Catholic Relief Service’s Operation Rice Bowl this year.

Theology Uncorked looks at reducing violence in Baltimore

January 27, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News

With the murder of Safe Streets organizer Dante Barksdale fresh in their minds, advocates for reducing violence in Baltimore City said during a Jan. 26 video conference that respect and dignity help them reach out to a suffering community.

Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu served in Govans, Halethorpe

January 27, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Rochus Hoat Dinh Vu, a priest who served in his native Vietnam before coming to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died Jan. 21 in Carthage, Mo. He was 86.

In trying times, Ascension St. Agnes Hospital expands access to mental health care

January 5, 2021
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News

Ascension St. Agnes Hospital has expanded its mental health and counseling offerings to enable patients with a smartphone or laptop to gain online access to find a counselor, make an appointment or meet with a therapist.

New Year’s Eve service at St. Ignatius Parish goes virtual

December 21, 2020
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Christmas, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News

Prayers, blessings and reflections from Baltimore-area religious and civic leaders, filmed in their own houses of worship and offices, have been gathered, for one last look at 2020 before stepping into 2021.

Mother turns Cathedral of Mary Our Queen family’s trauma into podcast

December 9, 2020
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News

Five years to the day of the accident, Senft launched a podcast, Blink of an Eye (BlinkOfAnEyePodcast.com) Aug. 4. Weekly episodes based on her notes are designed to help others facing traumatic crises.

Religious women enrich Dundalk pastorate

December 2, 2020
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News

When COVID-19 restrictions meant three newly-arrived religious women couldn’t count on the usual ways of meeting their new Dundalk-area parishioners, they improvised.

Waiting to join Little Sisters, nurse says God ‘wanted me here’

November 4, 2020
By Mary K. Tilghman
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations

Amanda Krow, a registered nurse who has ministered with the Little Sisters of the Poor at St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, is becoming a member of the women’s religious community.

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