commeNTARY Local NewsNewsRetirementVocations Monsignor Feild, longtime Taneytown pastor, retires at 82 George P. Matysek Jr. Jul 9, 2015 5 min read After 20 years as pastor of St. Joseph and 56 years in active ministry as a priest, Monsignor Feild retired July 1 and took up residence at Mercy Ridge Retirement Community in Timonium. Charity in TruthCommentary Catholic Review Column: After Charleston, Still Much Work to Be Done Archbishop William E. Lori Jun 25, 2015 4 min read “Racism is an evil which endures in our society and in our Church.” These words were included in the 1979 pastoral letter of the U.S. Catholic bishops, “Brothers and Sisters to Us.” Sadly, they remain relevant and true some 36 years later. In that letter, the U.S. bishops named racial prejudice as a grave sin […] EnvironmentLocal NewsNews Archbishop Lori joins local Catholic leaders in welcoming encyclical on ecology Erik Zygmont Jun 19, 2015 7 min read Archbishop Lori joined other local leaders in welcoming Pope Francis’ document on ecology, says pope has begun a “new conversation.” Local NewsNewsObituaries Father Thomas Loftus put preaching into practice Erik Zygmont Jun 5, 2015 3 min read Redemptorist Father Thomas Brendan Loftus, who served at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown and Our Lady of Fatima in Baltimore, was remembered for the personal commitment behind his strident preaching. BlogThe Narthex Mary gets her crown in Emmitsburg George P. Matysek Jr. May 5, 2015 3 min read The gleaming gold-leafed statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that soars over Emmitsburg finally has her May crown.For the first time since the statue was erected a half century ago, the much-loved figure was adorned with a gigantic wreath of silk flowers hoisted 120 feet by a crane during a Previous 1 … 3054 3055 3056 … 3140 Next