Three extraordinary stories of service
In gratitude for more than 45 years of combined exemplary and humble service to neighbors in need, Catholic Charities will recognize three exemplary area servants the week of November 8. Mary Anne O'Donnell will receive [...]
Catholic Charities partners with Baltimore County on eviction prevention
The economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for large parts of the U.S. housing market. This summer, one think tank estimated that more than 30 million renters in America could be [...]
Helping more than local produce take root in Cherry Hill
To Eric Jackson, a stall in the newly renovated Cherry Hill Town Center is far more than a space to sell locally grown produce. The servant-director and co-founder of the Black Yield Institute envisions it [...]
A Christopher Place story: “he got the job, he got the girl … and he got his life back.”
When Tim McPherson looks back at his life, he can't believe where he is today. "I'm an alcoholic, and I really never did anything except what I wanted to do, when I wanted to do [...]
Extending one family’s legacy at the Esperanza Center
Lydia Dibos remembers going to the Esperanza Center – then known as the Hispanic Apostolate – on occasional Saturday mornings as a teenager. Her mother, a pediatrician, had organized weekly clinics to serve children with [...]
“Not in My Neighborhood” author says it will take deep pockets to heal scars
When journalist and author Antero Pietila came to Baltimore from Finland 52 years ago, he encountered a city in turmoil one year after the infamous "race riots" of 1968. Crime was his first beat with [...]