Our first dance: Can’t help falling in love with you February 9, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window You give your whole life, your whole self, to each other every day—and you accept the gift of your spouse in return.
How I met my husband, sickness in the house, brownies, family time, my cousin Sheila, and more (7 Quick Takes) February 7, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Have I ever told you how I met my husband?
Cardinal Dolan to meet with Cuban president, church leaders during visit February 7, 2020By Rhina Guidos Filed Under: News, World News New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is set to meet with the president of the Republic of Cuba during a Feb. 7-12 trip to the island nation, which includes a visit with the cardinal of Havana and other Cuban prelates.
Screen time pays off for product of OLPH School in Ellicott City February 7, 2020By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Local News, News Between worship at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, three AP classes at DeMatha, a spot on the Stags’ baseball team, Howard County rec league basketball and entertaining his younger sister, Ava, Noah Johnson found the time to, as he put it, “perfect my craft” and become the youngest-ever winner of Madden NFL 20 Challenge.
Monsignor Aiken, who oversaw transformation of Glyndon parish, dies at 75 February 7, 2020By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Monsignor Lloyd E. Aiken, who spent most of his priesthood at Sacred Heart in Glyndon, the parish of his youth, died at Stella Maris Hospice Feb. 5, a year to the day after informing the people he served that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
With the spread of the coronavirus, be on guard against racism February 7, 2020By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As coronavirus spreads around China and starts to reach other parts of the world, we need to be on guard not to let fear of a new disease translate into racist comments and actions against Asian-Americans.
God, born in us February 6, 2020By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Salvation history is not just about what God did in the past, but what God wants to do through each one of us in the present.
New head of pro-life outreach takes helm as wall separates two sides of moral divide February 6, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life One of America’s biggest cultural and moral divides is about to be embodied in a shared wall of two Baltimore buildings with very different missions.
Movie Review: ‘Gretel and Hansel’ February 6, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The film covers the familiar outlines of the old story, with two children negotiating a dark and very foggy forest as they escape a famine-scarred home life in search of food and security.
Among calls for unity, Trump criticizes Democrats at prayer breakfast February 6, 2020By Dennis Sadowski Filed Under: News, World News As three members of Congress and a well-known economist called for healing, unity and “love of neighbor” at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump broke ranks and criticized Democrats for impeaching him while hailing Republicans who acquitted him.
Black history is Catholic history February 6, 2020By Shannen Dee Williams Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary As we mark this 94th annual celebration of black history during February, I encourage all Catholics interested in justice, reconciliation and peace to commit to learning about the central place of black people in the church’s long and complex history.
Sister who works with Philadelphia homeless attends State of the Union February 6, 2020By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: News, World News Mercy Sister Mary Scullion, co-founder and executive director of Project HOME, an organization that helps the homeless in Philadelphia, was one of the many guests who attended the Feb. 4 State of the Union, which she hoped would draw attention to homelessness and inspire federal aid to alleviate it.
