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Michael Reeb

Michael Reeb is a retired Baltimore Sun editor who taught at Cardinal Gibbons High School (his alma mater) and the Institute of Notre Dame, both in Baltimore.

Hills, and life, roll on

March 10, 2021
By Michael Reeb
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary

I have long been of the belief that good-hearted souls turn to service later in life when they are financially secure and can afford to put something back into the community. For me, it happened a bit differently.

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