Our friend Theresa invited us to go to the Maryland Million with her, so our boys and I headed down to Laurel for a few hours at the races.
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Tuning in to our souls and nourishing them
We communicate with the dead when we pray to the saints, canonized or not. So it is not a far stretch to believe that souls are close by and in touch.
The ideological hijacking of Pope St. John XXIII
The dying parts of the Church are those still misreading John XXIII.
Archdiocese breaks ground for Mother Mary Lange Catholic School
“I’m excited to see a beautiful new school be created on that site. I’m thinking about all the opportunity that this school will provide young people who live in our city, to grow in every way – spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially,” the archbishop said.
D’Alesandro remembered for dignity to those ‘on the margins’
“The teachings of Jesus set your foundation,” Father Watters said. “As you especially championed African-Americans in this city, (the Gospel) resonated in your heart. … You modeled respect for all people, and dignity for those on the margins.”
“We are better than this!”
I grew to know him as a friend, a fervent advocate for the poor, and as a quintessential leader and civil rights icon who fought for justice and equality for all, especially those he served.
Archbishop Lori: Baltimore archdiocese to break ground on new city school
In prioritizing young lives at risk, we summon all within our communities to nurture and care for those who will determine our future, inasmuch as we make possible their own.
How Mother Mary Lange Catholic School got its name
“She is sort of the mother of literacy in this area. The mother of education,” Moore said of Mother Lange.
A prayer for Pietro
How is it people and young adults grow up Catholic, experience all there is taught to us about the Trinity through religion classes, nuns and priests’ instruction, get baptized, make first holy Communion, confess young sins in first reconciliation, invite a sponsor to touch our shoulder during Confirmation, take vows in matrimony … and then don’t have faith in God any longer?
Maryland Catholic Conference appoints new executive director
Jennifer Kraska has been appointed the new executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, the Annapolis-based conference announced in an Oct. 21 news release.
The magnificence of an underwhelming autumn
Maybe there’s a little extra wonder when we almost overlook that evolution—in nature and even in ourselves.
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.