commeNTARY BlogOpen Window My birthday celebrations, arcade wins, praying the Rosary, and more (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 27, 20185 min read Yesterday was my birthday! Birthdays are the best. CommentaryQuestion Corner Did Jesus die at 33?/ Civil wedding ceremony — should we go? Father Kenneth DoyleJuly 26, 20183 min read Father Doyle fields questions on how old Jesus was when he died and whether Catholics should attend civil wedding ceremonies. CommentaryFeatureKnights of ColumbusLocal NewsOur Back Pages Baltimore and the Knights of Columbus Paul McMullenJuly 25, 20183 min read The Knights of Columbus will acknowledge an important part of their roots Aug. 7-9, when the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization holds its 136th annual Supreme Convention in Baltimore. BlogSnippets of Faith Is it appropriate etiquette to eat pepperoni pizza in a funeral home? Suzanna Molino SingletonJuly 24, 20184 min read Death is such a part of our lives, and it puts us in a funny place. Since that’s true, why not amuse ourselves? BlogOpen Window One way to get tickets to visit Alcatraz Rita BuettnerJuly 23, 20182 min read Apparently Alcatraz tickets are a hot commodity. AppealBlogGiving One parish helps another Development DepartmentJuly 23, 20183 min read Your support for the 2018 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is making great things possible. Take, for instance, the parishes of St. Joan of Arc and Church of the Annunciation. BlogOpen Window When you discover you aren’t the only people still playing Pokemon Go Rita BuettnerJuly 21, 20183 min read Two years into playing Pokemon Go, my sons and I may not be playing with the same enthusiasm we did when it started. But I’m not so sure. There’s still plenty of excitement there. BlogOpen Window Recovering from vacation, for Pete’s sake, a new iCade, household chores, and the worst sounds in the world (7 Quick Takes) Rita BuettnerJuly 19, 20184 min read Nothing is more fun than taking a vacation week at the beach. But I can’t believe how tired I still am from a vacation that ended a week ago. Baltimore BoomerBlog Cycle of life, interrupted, for bad and then good Paul McMullenJuly 19, 20186 min read It’s been three weeks since a man with a grudge and a rifle shot down the doorway to the Annapolis Capital and murdered five of its employees, among them two colleagues. Every one of those 21 days has been required to process the mysteries of life and what can only be described as survivor’s guilt. CommentaryGuest Commentary Nothing is ‘normal’ after the death of a child Christina M. DelaneyJuly 18, 20184 min read The day after Nick left us, I was sobbing uncontrollably, pacing the floor alone in my living room, when my husband was out. I screamed at God, saying, “How could you take my son? My son!! Why did you take him from me???!!!” Previous 1 … 237 238 239 … 288 Next