Being a tourist in our own town, Pokemon fun, chili paste, the Fourth of July, and more (7 Quick Takes) July 7, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window ~1~ Do you call those flying insects that light up fireflies or lightning bugs? I call them fireflies, but my mother says they are lightning bugs. I can’t decide why I don’t use the same term she does. ~2~ I have been off from work this week and enjoying my staycation with our boys. This […]
Father Callahan, longest-serving pastor of St. Margaret in Bel Air, dies at 80 July 6, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Obituaries “He was a great intramural football player, tough as nails,” Deacon Patrick Goles said of Father Callahan. “He was a hard-nosed pastor, too. He knew what he wanted. Do the right thing, and let the chips fall where they may. That’s how he lived.”
Question Corner: Images of Mary/ Attend daughter’s wedding? July 6, 2017By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle answers questions about images of Mary and attending the wedding of a child who doesn’t want to get married in the Catholic Church.
Convocation delegates return to Baltimore energized for missionary discipleship July 6, 2017By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Faith Formation, Feature, Local News, Ministry, News, Pastoral Planning, Video Several delegates to a historic July 1-4 gathering of nearly 3,500 Catholic leaders from across the country said they returned to the Archdiocese of Baltimore with a renewed commitment to helping people of every background develop a deeper relationship with Christ.
Former St. Elizabeth of Hungary pastor was humble adventurer July 6, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries, Urban Vicariate Third Order Regular Franciscan Father Robert T. Sisk, who died June 23 at the St. Francis Friary at Mount Assisi in Loretto, Pa., was remembered as a kind-hearted parish priest whose humble personality contrasted with an adventurous past serving in foreign missions.
Catching fireflies and memories July 5, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Dusk is falling as we head outside. It’s time to catch fireflies.Our boys run around the yard, chasing the fireflies as they light up and then fade into the dim evening light. Their little hands reach into the bushes, down toward the grass, and up into the sky, as they try to capture the magical […]
Baltimore native served 21 years as chaplain in US Air Force July 5, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Father Samuel Zebron was offered June 27 at St. Mark Church in Boynton Beach, Fla. The Baltimore native was 84 years old when he died June 19.
School Sister of Notre Dame who spent decade teaching in Howard County dies July 5, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Amalia Menardi was offered June 19 in the Chapel of Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister Amalia died June 13 at age 99 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton.
Use gift of freedom well, Archbishop Lori tells convocation delegates July 4, 2017By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Fortnight for Freedom, Local News, News, Religious Freedom In the July 3 closing Mass for the Fortnight for Freedom, Archbishop William E. Lori called on Catholics to thank God for the gift of freedom and to pray that they “use this gift well and wisely.”
Case worker and local superior for Daughters of Charity dies at 88 July 3, 2017By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Beard, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, was offered June 10 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg. Sister Mary died June 7 at age 88, after giving 53 years to her vocation.
Conversation and a cup of tea July 3, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church When I mention my sister’s baby girl, her eyes light up with pleasure. A few minutes later when she asks about my sister, she is surprised – and ecstatic – to hear that she has a baby.
A painful, necessary reminder July 3, 2017By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop While “The Keepers” does not accurately reflect the actions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it does highlight what is most important to me for the victims of Joseph Maskell and that is their own personal healing.
