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Sister Maryla Farfour, I.H.M., taught at St. Agnes School

Sister Maryla Farfour, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died June 20 in Scranton, Pa. She was 96.

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Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, O.S.F., taught in Baltimore Archdiocese

Sister Aletta Dorothy Donahue, who taught at three schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died June 11 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. She was 97.

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Sister Anne Dorice DeFebbo, O.S.F., taught nursing in Towson

Sister Anne Dorice DeFebbo, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 48 years who taught nursing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died May 18, a few days before her 73rd birthday, at Assisi House in Aston, Pa.

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Class of 2020 known for adapting to ever-changing landscape

As most graduates will attest, the Class of 2020 will be known for its adaptability during a coronavirus pandemic.

July 1, 2020

Sister Carmen Marie D’Adamio, S.S.N.D., served schools from Annapolis to Hagerstown to Towson

School Sister of Notre Dame Carmen Marie D’Adamio, a Baltimore native who helped lead Catholic schools in Annapolis, Catonsville and Hagerstown, died March 22. She was 77.

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Blogs & Commentary

Charity in Truth

From DC Consultant to Baltimore Service: Rick Opatick (Member Support, Society of St. Vincent de Paul) on His Spiritual Growth, Deepening Faith, and Commitment to Service

Mark Talcott

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Rick Opatick was a cradle Catholic, “Later, I began to realize how much I didn’t know,” he recalls. “Catechism in the 70s…there was no Bible study…it was more about getting along.” It wasn’t until later in life that Rick began to embrace more fully his faith and its call to service...

Amen

A Farewell to the Institute of Notre Dame

Maura McCarthy

Never again will a young woman have the opportunity to have a high school experience like mine, writes guest columnist Maura McCarthy.

Open Window

Good fun with badminton, cooking and cutting hair at home, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita Buettner

We kicked off summer by ordering a badminton set, and it arrived this week. Our boys are quickly mastering the sport and surpassing me in skill.

Coffee & Doughnuts

Coffee & Doughnuts with Sister Helen Amos

The Catholic Review catches up with Mercy Sister Helen Amos, executive chairwoman of the board of trustees at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore.

Question Corner

Sex in heaven?/ Feeling need for forgiveness

Father Kenneth Doyle

Is there sex in heaven? How can one find forgiveness? Question Corner has answers.

Word on Fire

The quarantine’s three lessons about the Church

Bishop Robert Barron

So Catholics, don’t get discouraged. Rather, use this time of deprivation and abstention to awaken a deeper love for the Church in its Eucharistic, symbiotic, and incarnational distinctiveness.

The Domestic Church

Greeting uncertainty with optimism

Rita Buettner

Uncertainty can be scary. But just because the future is unclear doesn’t mean that what lies ahead is terrible.

Our Back Pages

1918 flu pandemic took heavy toll

The death toll included at least two priests from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and two Religious Sisters of Mercy.

The Narthex

Remembering Father Hull

George P. Matysek Jr.

Father Hull was an immense storehouse of knowledge and sharp as a tack even as he pushed 100.

Dust and Dewfall

St. Anthony and the Eucharist

Father Collin Poston

May our eucharistic Jesus give us that renewed life, and powerfully change and transform us from the inside out.

Baltimore Boomer

Grateful, for a relatively uneventful Holy Week, and my primary caregiver

Two years after quadruple bypass heart surgery, appreciation for caregivers grows, but still begins in the home.

The Catholic Difference

Will Nancy Pelosi take a page from her father’s playbook?

George Weigel

If inner-city and other low- and middle-income Catholic schools are emptied because of unbearable financial pressures on parents, there will be multiple victims.

Behind the Headlines

Faith’s Power to Guide and Renew: A Chat with Andrew Middleton, Director of Apostleship of the Sea

Archdiocese of Baltimore

Andrew Middleton’s journey with the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS), an essential ministry under the Archdiocese of Baltimore, began at a surprising and transformative chapter in his life. Raised Catholic in the Sacred Heart of Mary Parish, Andrew’s return to the Church and his subsequent involvement in ministry is a testament to faith’s power to...

Fertile Soil

Birthday drive-by collecting donations for St. Philip Neri food pantry

Hanael Bianchi

I am honored to be Faith’s godfather, but the roles have been reversed these past few weeks. She has been the one teaching me how to be a good Christian.

Guest Commentary

Cops and Padres

John Garvey

There’s a phrase in Juvenal’s "Satires" that might be translated as "Who will guard the guardians?" That’s the right question to ask for both police racism and clergy abuse.

Wit & Wisdom

Invisible powers

Father Joseph Breighner

Over the centuries, we humans have survived plagues and famines and natural disasters. I don’t pretend to know why God allows them, but I do know that as a human race we survive them.

Unconditional

A Pentecost to remember

Robyn Barberry

Our visit to St. Anthony lifted me in ways only the Holy Spirit can.

A More Human Society