A look at the stories, quotes and photos that have helped Pope Francis become known around the world as “The People’s Pope.”Read More

When John and I went to Leo’s Christmas concert last week, I was thrilled that our kindergartener sang, did most of the accompanying hand motions, and that he didn’t seem anxious about being on stage.Leo and his classmates sang, “Children, Run Joyfully,” a German carol I had never heard. ThereRead More

 Now that Collin is 4, I feel the need to go in greater depth when telling the story of the Nativity.  He likes to ask "Why?" questions in his quest for greater detail.  And like the children in at the beginning of the claymation holiday classic "Santa Claus is ComingRead More

I didn’t realize it was snowing until I clipped downstairs in my highest heels to find my cousins Becky and Brittany, Collin and Leo’s godmothers, wearing flat shoes with their dresses.“You might want to change your shoes,” they said in unison.I looked through the half-moon stained glass window on myRead More

This is a compilation of school news from around the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

The co-music directors at St. Mary in Annapolis began organizing Christmas music for their choirs in the late summer.Read More

Teachers across the archdiocese say gifts they receive range from ornaments to Ravens memorabilia to gift cards.Read More

Highlandtown native School Sister of Notre Dame Clara Linz, 91, died Nov. 29.Read More