In the early 1700s, Protestant settlers in Maryland had overtaken the Catholic settlers, and made the practice and teaching of the Catholic faith in the colony nearly impossible.

We don’t always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner.

Being a humble servant is living out the wondrous, mystical reality that God’s gaze never turns away from us.

I went home feeling both relaxed and rejuvenated at the same time. I think a healthy dose of the outdoors does that to you and hold tight to my beliefs that God created our environment as a natural treatment of man-made stress.

Phil Maher’s faith never wavered. When he died last month at the age of 93, it was his faith that saw him through death to eternal life.

May the examples of Mother Lange, Father Uncles and others inspire us to follow in their footsteps on the journey for peace, justice and unity.

It’s November! How did that happen? I am hearing people mention Thanksgiving as if it’s just around the corner.

I’m beginning to understand that Frank will require more intensive care than his brothers and sister. But what would be required of me in my new role? The first step for me is to figure out what he needs and how to get it to him.

Do we respect the competence and leadership of females? Do we hold the powerful accountable for sexual misconduct?

There is a reason the obituary section is dubbed the Irish sports pages; for me, there is nothing melancholy about remembering absent friends.