“Fortitude” was not merely the word of the day on March 13, 2020. It is the word that has defined a year.

I couldn’t believe it when we heard the news. Dimitri’s International Grille in Catonsville, Md., is closing.

I have long been of the belief that good-hearted souls turn to service later in life when they are financially secure and can afford to put something back into the community. For me, it happened a bit differently.

It will take months, perhaps the rest of the year, to get to the point where enough people have been vaccinated that everything can return to normal – or a new normal. It will be exceedingly good to get back to Mass and the sacraments, resume gatherings with friends and families, and participate in parish activities and in-person classes.

The moment is arriving when parish and diocesan staff must use all the tools available to them to create a welcoming community, giving people a reason to come back as soon as they feel safe to do so.

~1~ Did we give up desserts for Lent? Maybe? Probably? But Sundays are Sundays. So, this past Sunday I was thinking of making homemade apple pie. Then I thought of Rice Krispie treats—so much easier and faster to make. They were even more popular than the pie would have been, and they took hardly any […]

The struggle for power and domination has gone on for centuries, but women save the world by ruling the heart. And in so doing, they will save the world.

Father Doyle fields questions about burial in non-Catholic cemetery and knowing God’s love as death draws near.

It is freeing to abandon our cares to God and focus on the necessary tasks that have been put before us.

As we focus on growing closer to Jesus, may we carve out time and opportunities to walk with him in joy. If that happens to include fish sticks for dinner, let me know what time I should be there.