While the pandemic makes winter even harder for those who live in poverty, Baltimore families and individuals find refuge in the Franciscan Center during Christmas time.

Matt Birk is best known as the hardworking center who helped the Baltimore Ravens win a Superbowl in 2013. He’s also a devoted Catholic, father of eight and a champion of the pro-life cause.

If St. Joseph had played football, Matt Birk is convinced he would have been an offensive lineman. Birk, himself a former center for the Baltimore Ravens, said the saint is all about protecting Mary and Jesus.

John Mulderig, assistant director for media reviews and visual media for Catholic News Service, gives us his insights and recommendations for best Christmas movies that help inspire us to faith and virtue. He shares the lessons we learn from them that can be shared with our families.

Becoming the first lay president in Loyola University Maryland’s nearly 170-year history weighs on Terrence Sawyer – in a good way.

When Daniel Markham joined the congregation Dec. 4 at Our Lady of the Fields in Millersville, he notched his 22nd parish on a yearlong quest to attend Mass in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Archbishop William E. Lori has announced clergy appointments, including a new pastor for St. Peter Claver/St. Pius V and Ss. Philip and James in Charles Village.

Dr. Remi Chiu, a musicologist at Loyola University Maryland shares insights about Christmas music and the historic power of music in times of plague and pandemic.

Parishioners of St. Isaac Jogues have discovered that big things can indeed start in small ways.

Our Lady of Guadalupe has united cultures throughout the centuries ever since she first appeared in a series of apparitions in 1531.