How do we know what a smile really means? May 10, 2018By Maureen Pratt Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The simple smile is one of God’s greatest gifts, but it is also a complex nonverbal way of communicating what is going on inside of us and how we relate to others.
Catholic Communications Campaign helps spread Good News May 10, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Giving, Local News, News, World News In the United States, Catholics see the results of this collection daily directly in their hands through social media, websites, radio programs, video production, and more.
Sounding out the words May 9, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church How wonderful that, even when life isn’t easy and we struggle to be all we can be, our Father is watching us with a divine love that is beyond understanding.
Sister Angela Patrice Power turns 100 May 9, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Local News, News In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Angela Patrice Power taught at St. Paul School and St. Katharine School in Baltimore.
Calvert Hall secures first round bye with surge against Loyola Blakefield May 9, 2018By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Captain Liam Bateman drew the Dons even at 4-4 with 7:35 remaining in the third quarter, but Calvert Hall dominated the rest of the way
Commencement speakers at Maryland Catholic universities announced May 8, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The three Catholic universities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have announced the speakers for their 2018 commencement ceremonies.
When you can’t do it all May 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window I’m carrying grocery bags from the car to the kitchen when I hear our second grader yelling.“Mom! Mom! Can you roll this baseball to me?” Before I can respond, he turns and looks at me. “Oh, forget it,” he says. “Your hands are full.” Then he runs to the door and holds it open. I […]
The Joy of the Wild Goose May 7, 2018By Father J. Collin Poston Filed Under: Blog, Dust and Dewfall In Ireland, Christians past and present often refer to the Holy Spirit as “the Wild Goose.” The “goose is loose” they’ll say when they speak of the surprising, creative and often spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit.
Harford County high school offers new scholars program May 7, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Before entering the halls of The John Carroll School in Bel Air, 28 in next year’s freshman class have already distinguished themselves.
Like Mary, we are all called May 6, 2018By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom Our job is not just to do good things for God, but to allow God to do good things through us. That’s what Mary models.
Cheering for the Orioles, One Beautiful Dream, conversation contests, geeking out, Pokemon, and holy water (7 Quick Takes) May 4, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend my uncle gave us two tickets to the Orioles game, so Daniel and I jumped at the chance to go.
Michelle Wolf and the throwaway culture May 4, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire One of the extraordinary but often overlooked qualities of a system of objective morality is that it is a check on the powerful and a protection of the most vulnerable.