Art Modell, and his late wife, Pat, were champions of many causes and initiatives that promoted the common good here in Baltimore and the surrounding region, especially those that lifted up our children. It was their passion for improving the lives of children that inspired Art and Pat’s support of our Catholic schools and Catholic...Read More
Recently I walked past some tall pine trees on the property of Villa Assumpta – the motherhouse and retirement community for the School Sisters of Notre Dame. I had passed these trees literally hundreds of times on my way to celebrate Mass or do counseling.Read More
A photo of Art Modell accompanied a 2003 story in the Catholic Review. (George P. Matysek Jr. | CR Staff) I only had a chance to interview Art Modell once in my journalism career. A few days before the then-owner of the Baltimore Ravens was to be honored by the NationalRead More
UPDATED Notre Dame of Maryland University expects to break ground on its new 38,000-square-foot joint School of Nursing and School of Education building Sept. 12.Read More
It is widely known that Pope Benedict XVI has called the Church to observe a “Year of Faith” beginning Oct. 11 of this year. This coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This Year of...Read More
Hurricane Isaac rolled through the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River. The confluence of the river, the Port of New Orleans and oil terminals in that area prompted a quick spike in prices at the gas pump, just in time for Labor Day travel.Read More
Two local Catholic schools, St. Augustine Catholic School in Elkridge, Howard County, and Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Baltimore County, received the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award today by the U.S. Department of Education. St. Augustine becomes the 15th Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to receive the honor over the...Read More