Every July 4, we join with our fellow citizens throughout this great country to celebrate the freedom that we enjoy because of the vision and sacrifice of the Founders of our nation. We cherish our freedom. The idea of living anywhere else on this planet where our rights and human dignity would be restricted is...Read More

Permit me to expand on my homily from Respect Life Sunday, as reported in last week’s account of that Mass in these pages.Read More

I grew up Jewish. (I say that facetiously.) My German, trilingual mother spoke her third language, Yiddish, so fluently that she was often absorbed into the local Jewish community for discussions and advice. Surrounded by Orthodox Jews in our small Midwestern town, she was able to clear up our confusion regarding the two religions, Judaism...Read More

Tim Cadigan’s eyes widened as he walked into the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan last year.Read More

The food court at Arundel Mills Mall is the biggest distraction for mall walker Ed Goodwin Sr.Read More

At some point, every avid road racer has to deal with aches and pains, let alone injury.Read More

I have suffered with asthma for most of my life and know all too vividly the horrible sensation of not knowing if I will be able to take another breath. As a child with asthma, the feeling was particularly awful, especially when acute episodes or attacks of asthma would make me feel as if I...Read More

After two years work and a trans-Atlantic crossing from Italy, a long-awaited 7-foot bronze statue of Pope John Paul II now stands near a bustling corner of Charles Street in downtown Baltimore.Read More