Carroll County parish dedicates Grotto for the Preservation of Life September 5, 2017By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Knights of Columbus, Local News, News, Respect Life, Western Vicariate “So many have come to me and said they feel very comfortable coming to the grotto and being able to come pray,” said Al Martin, member of Council 9127 and usher.
The cat at the crab feast September 4, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window He wasn’t even supposed to be there. The 15-year-old cat had been at the vet the day before. His health was failing, and there was nothing more that could be done.
Blogging about blogging and a day trip to Virginia September 1, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a gathering of Catholic women bloggers in Front Royal, Va. We drove down as a family of four, and my husband and our boys went off to explore Skyline Drive and the Skyline Caverns during the day.
Kite flying, Brothers’ Day, our staycation, skipping school supplies shopping, and excellent corn dogs (7 Quick Takes) August 31, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window My sons and I have been staycationing this week as we get ready for the school year to begin.
At convocation, Baltimore Archdiocese educators called to ‘make disciples’ August 31, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Bishop Adam J. Parker implored educators to heed his motto, “Go Make Disciples.” Jim Sellinger, the chancellor of education for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, declared it the “Year of the Teacher.”
Unlikely trinity straightens a crooked line August 31, 2017By Kevin J. Parks Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary, Schools Every so often I am asked how I started in photography. The short answer is an unlikely trinity: Dad, “Uncle Walt” and Father Marcel – in that order.
Mobile Response Center vehicle will make reaching the needy easier for local Catholic Charities August 31, 2017By Elizabeth A. Elliott Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, Local News, News Thanks to a partnership with Catholic Charities USA and Ford Motor Company, Catholic Charities in Baltimore, Arlington and Washington and will be able to provide curbside assistance to area homeless and poverty-stricken communities for one week each month.
Something New: Weekend Mass at St. Andrew by the Bay includes marriage August 30, 2017By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Worship & Sacraments That describes Lynn Thomas and Brian Yeatman, who were married by Father Jeffrey Dauses during 5 p.m. Mass Aug. 19 at St. Andrew by the Bay in Annapolis.
Talking to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton about the start of the new school year August 29, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window Last week I told the boys that today would be our pilgrimage day—that we would pick a destination and go pray for a great school year.
Nothing to fear but the Ferris wheel August 28, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window As I stood on the ground and watched them go up, I was suddenly scared. God has entrusted my husband and me with raising these two amazing children, and I just put them on a ride that would take them far up into the sky.
It’s a culture war, stupid August 28, 2017By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life, The Catholic Difference To reduce a human being to an object whose value is measured by “utility” is to destroy one of the building blocks of the democratic order – the moral truth that the American Declaration of Independence calls the “inalienable” right to “life.”
Praying for victims of Hurricane Harvey and finding inspiration in a priest in a kayak August 27, 2017By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Blog, Open Window What a frightening time for the people who are affected by the flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Texas. They are in desperate need of our prayers—prayers for those who are being rescued and those doing the rescues, along with prayers for many who are still waiting and hoping that they will be able to stay in their homes.
