As you read this column, you are probably in the throes of Christmas shopping. No doubt you’ve made your list and checked it twice – all in an effort to find appropriate gifts for spouses, children, friends and colleagues.Read More
A small, diverse group of Marylanders, invited by Councilman William “Pete” Welch, gathered for a networking reception and sashayed through the halls of the Walters Art Museum Nov. 30. The group included Bishop Denis J. Madden, Father Donald A. Sterling, pastor of New All Saints in Liberty Heights, and yours truly.Read More
In the mid-1960s, the late Father Francis X. Wills was the associate pastor of St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn, known for the voice he lent to parish music and the strong hand with which he guided a Catholic Youth Organization that provided an outlet for hundreds of teens.Read More
It was nearly three years ago when NBA basketball star LeBron James held a nationally televised, ESPN prime-time special to announce which team he had finally chosen at the end of his free-agency. As the pomp and circumstance of the special concluded, James uttered the now-famous words that made himRead More
Maybe it's some psychological attachment to its Star-Spangled history, but Baltimore is not shy about fireworks, I learned last night at the annual Washington Monument lighting. Bombs burst in the air all around the monument, which is the centerpiece of the Mount Vernon neighborhood and an icon of the city.Read More