Comment | Posted Feb 16, 2021
Fr. Charles “Chuck” Canterna began volunteering in the Baltimore prisons in 1980 and was named chaplain of the Baltimore City Jail and Maryland Penitentiary in 1982. Patrick McGovern, a freelance writer from New York City, spoke to him recently about what it’s like to minister to the inmates there. More »
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<p>Have you ever noticed how many Catholic religious communities are named after the Precious Blood of Jesus? There is an order of priests called the Missionari
The author Flannery O’Connor once said that “the pious style is a great stumbling block to Catholics who want to talk to the modern world.” No one would ever have accused Edel of having a pious style at odds with modern life. She had all the usual traits you’d expect to find in a missionary zeal, a strong relationship with God, and a firm grip on Church teaching but she had something else: a zest for life and an outstanding sense of humor. “She was great fun,” Frank Duff, her friend and the founder of the Legion of Mary, said of her. “She laughed her way through everything.”