If you didn’t already know, I’m not married nor do I have children. The closest is my 11-year-old brother since I am old enough to be his mother! But there are a fair number of little kids around my block who are just great kids. One of the reasons I hearRead More
Now that we’re a family of four, we don’t eat out much anymore. There’s the expense, of course. But the real reason is that it can be stressful. Our sons love to eat, so that helps. But making sure they are quietly entertained while we wait for the food to arrive canRead More
Now that the lazy summer days of August have given way to the September crackling of shoulder pads and helmets as football launches into full swing, pastors once again find themselves in their own competition for the time, attention and participation of their parishioners on Sundays.For me, Mass and footballRead More
St. Thomas Aquinas, Hampden, will honor longtime principal School Sister of Notre Dame Marie Rose Gustatus with a special reception following 9 a.m. Mass Sept. 23.Read More
A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Gene Konkel will be offered Sept. 24 at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, Calif. Father Konkel died Sept. 14. He was 81.Read More
Young Marine Staff Sgt. Giovanni Mattucci, a senior at Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, was one of more than 175 Young Marines from across the U.S. who attended National Navajo Code Talker Day Aug. 14 in Window Rock, Ariz.Read More
“Review in the Pew,” a biweekly update published by CR Media on weeks when the Catholic Review is not published, will be distributed to all parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore beginning the weekend of Sept. 15-16.Read More
I often hear adults say things like “you’ll remember where you were when _______ happened.” One of these times for me was Sept. 11, 2001. On the day of the terrorist attacks I was in first grade at St. Margaret School in Bel Air. I can remember standing in theRead More