Maybe there’s a little extra wonder when we almost overlook that evolution—in nature and even in ourselves.
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Checking in on the school year, origami for everyone, a rainbow, and the pillow everyone needs (7 Quick Takes)
Six weeks or so into the school year I’m feeling a little out of my depth.
Don’t let Halloween scare you
Memo to handwringing adults: Ghouls and goblins and various ghostly apparitions don’t exist, but lust, greed, pride, envy and anger most certainly do. And they are far more frightening.
Mercy High School, Notre Dame of Maryland University mourn death of Amayah Charles
The Mercy High School community gathered Oct. 17 for a prayer service to recall Amayah Charles, a 2018 graduate who died Oct. 14 in a car accident on the Baltimore Washington Parkway.
Laguna people are example of perseverance in faith, Archbishop Lori says
The native peoples of the Laguna community in New Mexico are a “living example” of perseverance in faith, Archbishop William E. Lori said Oct. 12 during a Mass at a historic 320-year-old mission church.
Baltimore park remains closed as drug activity persists
St. Vincent de Paul Parish is still grappling with how to reopen the corner park adjacent to its downtown church since it was forced to close the area Sept. 21.
Meet Mother Mary Lange, the namesake of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newest school
This month, Mother Mary Lange, a trailblazing Catholic woman of African descent, will be honored yet again as the Archdiocese of Baltimore breaks ground on its first new city school in nearly 60 years.
St. John the Evangelist Church reopens in Frederick
St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick opened again for Mass Sept. 25 once the parish got the go-ahead that it was safe to return to the church following problems with falling crown molding.
Prayers for the sick
I’ve been thinking lately about prayers for the sick.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Oct. 16
Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Oct. 16 at St. Veronica, 806 Cherry Hill Rd., Baltimore.
Towson’s Newman Center celebrates its namesake’s canonization
The Catholic campus ministry at Towson University marked the canonization of St. John Newman with a community celebration.
A special moment during Communion
It was a simple exchange—but I was struck by the power and the beauty of that interaction between a husband and wife.