Leftover Halloween treats, autumn trees, limericks, and more (7 Quick Takes) November 2, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window How was your Halloween? Ours was spooky and fun.
Baltimore’s religious and civic leaders mourn 11 slain in Pittsburgh November 2, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Religious Freedom On All Souls Day, a day when Catholics and those of other Christian denominations pray for the dead, religious and civic leaders from around Baltimore gathered at the Weinberg Park Heights Jewish Community Center in Baltimore Nov. 2 to remember the 11 people slain at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh nearly one week earlier.
Grateful for faithful examples November 1, 2018By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom It’s good to remember the many, many good priests who inspired such generosity.
Combat disaster fatigue with compassion November 1, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary Harden not your heart. Combat disaster fatigue with compassion.
Heaven is not so far away November 1, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church As Catholic Christians, we know that we never really lose anyone we love. We might just be physically separated for a while.
New ministry aids families in healing after miscarriage November 1, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life “People want to have an opportunity to honor … and bury their child,” said Father Carrion, who added that the ministry helps to build community among those experiencing loss.
Faith and food mix at Baltimore’s first Olive Mass October 31, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The first Olive Mass held in Baltimore drew those who serve in the food industry Oct. 29 for a liturgy, panel discussion, networking and – of course – food.
Meeting two worlds October 31, 2018By Lexi Poindexter Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary My trip to Israel this summer made me aware that everyone’s world is a world dependent upon a single perspective — formed by a single definition of “normal.”
Mount de Sales goes the distance to historic IAAM cross country title October 31, 2018By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mount de Sales Academy celebrates its 2018 IAAM A Conference cross country championship Oct. 30 at McDaniel College in Westminster.
This Halloween even the soup is scary October 30, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window The pumpkins are carved. The costumes are ready. The decorations are up. Even the chicken noodle soup is disguised as a ghost.
On not being a vegetable October 30, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary Our medical system has been giving up on far too many of these patients, prematurely ensuring their deaths based on faulty diagnoses and self-fulfilling hopeless predictions.
What’s in a name? October 30, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Blog, The Work of Her Hands As a young adult Catholic, I aspire to emulate Ms. Joyce’s behavior, and become a Proverbs 31 woman.