In streets of Little Italy, St. Leo parishioners remember Christ’s sacrifice April 18, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, News For parishioners of St. Leo, the annual Good Friday commemoration was meant to bear witness to Christ’s crucifixion and death.
Babe Ruth’s diamond February 12, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary One hundred years ago on St. Valentine’s Day, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. began his meteoric rise in professional baseball when he signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles.
Little Sisters of the Poor stand firm against mandate January 13, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Religious Freedom The sisters object to having to provide contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacient drugs within their employee health insurance coverage.
Renovated St. Agnes Hospital chapel sparkles January 2, 2014By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News The chapel will be renamed in honor of Cardinal William H. Keeler, honorary chairman of the hospital’s Beacon of Hope capital campaign that helped raise $21 million toward the hospital’s $25 goal.
Father Ruane marks 25 years in Poplar Springs December 20, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News One of the longest-serving pastors of a single parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the 70-year-old Baltimore native will mark his anniversary at St. Michael with a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. – 25 years to the day when Father Ruane first reported for duty.
Family ties: Priest, parishioners share special bond December 20, 2013By Elizabeth Lowe Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Uncategorized Monsignor Tewes has become a fixture over the past two decades, as the Robinsons and the 79-year-old priest have traveled, spent holidays and enjoyed hundreds of meals together.
Park volunteer makes giving back a weekly priority November 22, 2013By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News While most who volunteer for the Friends of Patterson Park’s “Boat Lake Team” walk the perimeter of the water collecting empty liquor bottles and cans, food wrappers and other assorted trash, Malabayabas willingly jumps into the brush to trim away the overgrowth.
Catonsville family plans heart center in China November 22, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News Ann Bartlinski and her husband, Ed, are in the process of opening a heart center in Beijing, China, called “Love You More Heart Home” for orphans and children of poor families
Are they really brothers? November 11, 2013By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window When we adopted our first son, I fielded strangers’ questions about adoption all the time.I assumed that after we adopted our second son, the questions would continue, but I was wrong. When we are out in public, I am so busy keeping my children safe and from damaging their surroundings,
Missing Baby Georgie November 7, 2013By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window For the past few months, ever since my sister and her husband told us they were expecting a baby, my sons have been looking forward to meeting their new cousin.Nothing is more exciting than a new baby, and for our sons, this would be their first cousin living in town,
Remembering a friend October 17, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Journalism, The Narthex Chris was one of my greatest mentors. I learned more from reading his eloquent prose and sitting next to him at the Catholic Review than I did in any writing course. More than that, he became a friend.
Tom Clancy, 66, was supporter of Catholic education October 2, 2013By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Bestselling novelist Tom Clancy died Oct. 1 at 66.
