Our preschool search...Part 2: First ImpressionsIn searching for a school for our son Frank, who has developmental delays, we found it difficult to find a warm and safe place where he can play and learn.  Here is the story of one of our visits on the “preschool tour.”When I visitedRead More

The Vatican is distancing itself from a pontifical commission member's critical comments on Cardinal Pell's handling of sexual abuse cases.Read More

Archbishop Lori’s first visit to St. Joseph in Sykesville May 31 included the dedication of the parish's new Formation and Fellowship Center.Read More

While the authors never shy away from depicting ecclesiastical authorities opposing the new science, they avoid using the Galileo episode to attack the church, as so many people have done throughout the years. Rather, they show the churchmen’s sincerity, concerned and unsure as they were of how to absorb the new discoveries, not only for...Read More

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called same-sex marriage “the greatest social experiment of our time” and said that “children do not need experiments,” but rather the love of a mother and father at the third annual March for Marriage rally supporting traditional marriage on Capitol Hill.Read More

It’s strawberry time! We like them plain or sugared or dropped on one of those round yellow cake shells and smothered in whipped cream.We also have a few strawberry recipes we love. I've shared each of these before, but never in one convenient place. And who has time to huntRead More

The lead Vatican organizer of September’s World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia is under investigation by Italian prosecutors for alleged embezzlement.Read More

Archbishop William E. Lori ordained Michael Rubeling to the transitional diaconate May 30.Read More