Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

April 29, 2015

Breaking news

Every one of Collin’s mornings begins the same. I gently press against his heart and nudge him from asleep to awake. (Sometimes he’s muttering something. Today, it was that I should have taken the yellow door.) I sing his name like a door bell, dragging out the first syllable. “Col-lin.”What

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April 29, 2015

I cried for my neighbors

Since it’s Wednesday, I’m sure you, dear readers, are well aware of why Baltimore City is in a State of Emergency. What you may not know, is that much of that violence was in my own neighborhood; on my own block. Let me take you back to Monday afternoon.

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April 29, 2015

Archbishop prays for peace in midst of aftermath of Freddie Gray funeral

Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the midday Mass at the Baltimore Basilica to pray for peace.

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April 28, 2015

Heartbroken for our Baltimore

Ask me why I love Baltimore.It’s not a flashy city.We have a few jewels, and we are so very, very proud to show them off to visitors.We may not know all the details of our city’s great history and the legends who grew up here—or lived here once for a

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April 28, 2015

Battle with malaria epidemic shaped career of Mercy Sister who is doctor

Mercy Sister Karen Schneider stepped off a two-passenger plane in the middle of the jungle and walked into a malaria epidemic.

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April 28, 2015

St. Bernardine in West Baltimore hosts youth revival tonight

St. Bernardine Catholic Church in West Baltimore, in conjunction with St. Frances Academy, the oldest Catholic school for African-American children in the United States, will host its scheduled revival this evening from 7-8:30 p.m.

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