Family Life

Parishioners mobilize after tornado wreaks havoc in northern Texas
May 17 2013
Families are overwhelmed after a tornado ravages neighborhoods in Texas.

New law a win for fourth-grader working to stop shark finning
May 17 2013
On May 2, Gov. Martin J. O’Malley signed into law a bill prohibiting the possession of shark fins in the state.

St. Leo celebrates Mother's Day, first communicants
May 16 2013
May is known as the Month of Mary, and parishioners of St. Leo Church in Little Italy celebrated on Mother’s Day, May 12.

Minimum wage workers get Labor Secretary’s ear at Our Daily Bread
May 14 2013
Nineteen people shared their stories with Seth D. Harris, acting U.S. secretary of labor, at a roundtable on minimum wage held at Catholic Charities' Our Daily Bread Employment Center.

Sixteen men ordained as permanent deacons
May 13 2013
Sixteen men were ordained to the permanent diaconate by Archbishop William E. Lori May 11.

Mount students positive role models for juvenile offenders
May 12 2013
Students from Mount St. Mary's University spend Sundays volunteering with residents of the Victor Cullen Center.

Through blogs, Catholic moms share their faith as ‘digital disciples’
May 12 2013
Mom bloggers can be considered among Christ's newest evangelizers.

Increasing Baltimore’s fresh-food availability, one initiative at a time
May 10 2013
Michael Smith, 59, is mindful to eat vegetables.

Blind singer-pianist says he relies on God to be his eyes
May 10 2013
Behind all the musical prowess of Carlos Ibay is a young man with a strong connection to the heart of Jesus.

Foster care seen as crucial to helping unaccompanied minors flourish
May 09 2013
As a child, Johnson Toe spent 12 hours a day farming okra, rice, tomatoes and peppers on his grandmother’s farm in Liberia.

Health and faith inspire sisters’ new online T-shirt company
May 08 2013
Two sisters are convinced that God and good food played central roles in their healing from chronic illnesses.

Korrow 5K at Loyola Blakefield an enduring family affair
May 06 2013
Loyola Blakefield School renewed one of its younger traditions May 5, with the 20th annual Billy Korrow Memorial 5K footrace.

Scouts learn important lessons at interfaith retreat
May 06 2013
Musa Jafri has a lot to teach his peers – and adults.

Three years after her daughter’s murder, Sharon Love steadfast in her faith
May 03 2013
Sharon Love and her daughter, Lexie, planned to attend midday Mass May 3 at St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore.

Mother’s Day holds special meaning for new mom
May 03 2013
Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and it takes on new meaning for me this year because it’s my first as a mother.