MADRID- If you weren’t here in Madrid for World Youth Day Mass, you missed a truly insightful homily by New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan. It was a masterful teaching of the faith and history. And now, you don’t need to miss it anymore. I recorded it and it’s below in an mp3 steam. Enjoy!Read More
MADRID- When Pope Benedict arrived in Madrid for his World Youth Day welcome address Thursday, Baltimore was at the front of the line. Want to see how good of a view we had? Check out this awesome video filmed by Will Warner, a parishioner of The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Will is an insanely...Read More
Wanna hear something cool? Check out all the music and voices that make up the march into the World Youth Day vigil and Mass site, Cuantro Vientos.Read More
MADRID- Three weeks ago today, I got down on one knee on the campus of St. Mary’s parish in Annapolis, looked at my girlfriend of two years and asked her to marry me. Today, as I, and more than one million people in Madrid, was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI, I thought of Cassandra. I...Read More
MADRID- If Katie Bechtel’s reaction at the end doesn’t get your eyes wet at the end, I don’t know what will. She got to sit close to the stage during last night’s vigil here in Madrid for World Youth Day. Enjoy.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore's pilgrims (plus me in the bottom middle!) after the final Mass at World Youth Day (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) MADRID- We finished Mass with the Pope about two hours ago and the great upload begins. I have to work on a series of stories for The Catholic Review and...Read More
MADRID- Pretty, pretty frenzied. I’ve never seen anything like it. The kids love “Benedicto” and “Il Papa.” Get a taste of how Baltimore anticipated him.Read More
MADRID- Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s going to speak to the pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Mount de Sales and St. Mary’s High School tomorrow afternoon at World Youth Day to hear about their experiences, but I wanted to share this small snippet of his interactions with them today after the U.S. Mass. We join...Read More
Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien gathers with young people from all across the Archdiocese of Baltimore after the U.S. Mass at World Youth Day in Madrid. MADRID- It’s hard to explain how draining the last few days have been for the Archdiocese of Baltimore kids, who have been spiritually, mentally and physically tested. But, today, after...Read More
Keisha Miles, a young adult from St. Veronica’s parish, was waiting for Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival in Madrid for World Youth Day and took some time to share how excited she was about being just 200 yards away from where the pope would speak to more than one million people.Read More
Ray Herrmann waves at the end of an Aug. 14 concert in Baltimore. (CR Staff/George P. Matysek Jr.) In this week’s Catholic Review, you’ll meet Ray Herrmann – a talented member of the rock group, ‘Chicago,’ and a devoted Catholic who is involved in quite a remarkable religious music project. Over the last few years,...Read More
Baltimore City’s Betty Harris, a St. Veronica of Cherry Hill parishioner, loves young people and she shares her joy in the video below, with the backdrop of the same stage Pope Benedict XVI used yesterday in Madrid for World Youth Day. Share in Betty’s joy here:Read More