For Father Matthew T. Buening, the call to the priesthood wasn’t natural. He went to college to play sports like football and basketball.Read More

HARWOOD – Ever since the 6th grade, Andrea Norwood has been thinking about becoming a religious sister. There’s something appealing about dedicating one’s life to God and service, she said.Read More

We need all of the faithful to join us in prayer. That’s as simple as it can get. Your intentional prayer is needed. After all, we have already witnessed throughout history that the voices of many are heard by God. Let’s join together, families to families, churches to churches, religious communities to other religious communities...Read More

During Lent I had the privilege of leading a couple of evenings of reflection at St. Casimir in Canton. After one of the services, a lady told me about the parish during WWII. She said that right across from the church was a packing plant. Among the workers there were a number of German soldiers...Read More

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., 59, as archbishop of Miami and accepted the resignation of Archbishop John C. Favalora, 74, who has headed the archdiocese since 1994.Read More

A group of Mount St. Mary’s University students is stranded in Florence, Italy until a flight out of Europe becomes available.Read More

With few real ties to the Archdiocese of Baltimore prior to my appointment as Archbishop of this historic See, I was deprived of the privilege of knowing Archbishop William Borders until I arrived here in the fall of 2007. Thus, many of you, good readers, know better than I the man who served as the...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newest elementary school will be named Holy Angels Catholic School.Read More