Sister Jean Clare Rohe, 100 years young, looks back on service in Baltimore March 12, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Franciscan Sister Jean Clare Rohe, who spent decades ministering in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, turns 100 March 12.
Baltimore seminarians spend break serving in Guatemala March 9, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Men, Ministry, Missions, News, Vocations, World News The seminarians ranged from pre-theology to those in their temporary diaconate year. They worked alongside the native people in many projects.
Card playing, crockpot worries, a meatless meal idea, how to swallow pills, Lenten prayer, and Pokemon (7 Quick Takes) March 8, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Our children love playing cards. I try to carry a deck of cards with me wherever I go, and they have saved me many times.
Pro-life advocates to march on Annapolis March 8, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life It will begin with a youth rally, from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
10 pieces of encouragement (not advice) for parents-to-be March 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend we went to a baby shower for friends who are expecting a baby girl. I was supposed to write down a piece of advice for the parents-to-be, and I could not think of a single thing to say.
Third federal judge rules on ending DACA; he says Trump acted legally March 7, 2018By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that President Donald Trump acted legally in ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, saying “the decision to wind down DACA in an orderly manner was rational.”
Wearin’ of the Green March 7, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church I’ve never been to the Emerald Isle. But throughout my childhood, my mother made sure my siblings and I knew we were Irish.
Something is wrong: The crisis of modern addictions March 7, 2018By Hanael Bianchi Filed Under: Blog, Fertile Soil Modernity is not a constant movement towards progress. Instead the modern worldview has a gaping hole right in the middle of it.
Introducing the small victory jar: The next chapter in the story March 6, 2018By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window For weeks now, I have been looking for a container to gather the small victories my colleagues and I celebrate in the office.
Religious men and women a ‘firm foundation’ for Baltimore Archdiocese March 6, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop Lori said that the local church cannot thrive without men and women in consecrated life, whose impact is felt throughout the archdiocese. They were celebrated and honored on the World Day for Consecrated Life March 3.
Prayer: Leading not into temptation March 6, 2018By Maureen Pratt Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary A 2017 neurological study suggests that we can lean on a key practice to give us the spiritual muscle to rise above temptations: prayer.
Time for action on gun violence March 6, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary “Thoughts and prayers” are an appropriate, initial, compassionate response to any tragedy, including the death of innocents at a concert, church or school. But a solution requires action. And the time for action is now.
