One of the many surprises of motherhood has been discovering that I am expected to be a dictionary.This afternoon as we were driving and listening to a recording of Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, I was asked to define a few words. I hesitated for a moment on “careen,”Read More

Hundreds of Catholics come to St. Benedict in Baltimore each week, but there is one faithful visitor who stands out.Read More

Many people today are concerned about how much information is being gathered about good, law-abiding citizens.Read More

 One of my favorite things about summer is all of the fresh, local produce that makes its way into my kitchen. We participate in a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, at Brad’s Produce in Churchville. We register in March, paying a little over $300 for an entire season’s worth ofRead More

One evening I started looking for recipes online and realized I had almost everything I needed to make chicken lettuce wraps like the ones we buy from our favorite Chinese restaurant.I even had sesame oil and rice wine vinegar. And how important could that hoisin sauce be?So I got toRead More

Redemptorist Father Robert Wojtek talks about his parish's success with the archdiocesan capital campaign.Read More

John and I usually go house hunting without the boys, but today John was busy packing and preparing for the move. And we were clearly in the way.There were two open houses I wanted to attend, and I had two preschoolers who were willing to accompany me—and a few hoursRead More

A July 4 Mass marks the closing of the two-week Fortnight for Freedom.Read More