Ken Hackett and I were passing time at Miami International Airport Oct. 23, waiting for a connection to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when I asked how many nations he had visited. “It’s easier,” he said, “to list the ones I haven’t been to.” Hackett, a Peace Corps veteran, faithful employee of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services since 1972 and...Read More
Ken Hackett and I were passing time at Miami International Airport Oct. 23, waiting for a connection to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when I asked how many nations he had visited."It's easier," he said, "to list the ones I haven't been to."Hackett, a Peace Corps veteran, faithful employee of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief ServicesRead More
I strongly disagree with two letters to the editor, (CR, Oct. 6), “Afghanistan realities” by Christopher Costello and “United States Bashing” by Richard Tedesco.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to prostitution and pornography, saying the practices denigrate women and represent “a serious lack of humanity.”Read More
After participating in an Assisi pilgrimage of “truth and peace” with Pope Benedict XVI and 300 religious leaders, Bishop Denis J. Madden came away energized to promote the message of peace and understanding.Read More
For more than 230 years, our brave service men and women have underwritten our freedom by duty, honor and selfless service. Come Nov. 11, Americans everywhere will give pause on Veterans Day to honor our men and women who have served in the armed forces.Read More
It’s hard to imagine that today’s middle schoolers were barely alive when the Columbine incident happened in Colorado. It was such a big cultural moment. But, St. Margaret’s Catholic School in Bel Air is incorporating lessons learned 12 years ago about bullying to today’s classrooms. Check out my story in The Catholic Review to learn...Read More
Yesterday, my coworker mentioned he went to a nearby bakery, and it started me thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and all of the wonderful pies and pumpkin desserts that will be made. Food has such a way of bringing people together, especially during the holidays. I have great memories of working in the kitchen...Read More
A Catholic News Service article and its title, “Fight against federal law will undermine marriage” (CR, Sept. 29) is misleading. The Sept. 20 letter from Archbishop Timothy Dolan, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to President Obama concerned the ongoing attack on the religious liberties of practicing American Catholics.Read More
The Catholic Review The unfortunate story in this week’s Catholic Review about Our Lady of the Fields Church in Millersville underscores the Church’s critical responsibilities in the areas of child protection, human resources and finances. It also highlights the various systems that are in place to ensure compliance with the policies that govern how we...Read More
MILWAUKEE – All employee benefits have been paid on a timely basis and pension plans will continue to pay all benefits in the immediate future, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee assured pension recipients and contributors in a “media clarification” issued Oct. 26.Read More
FRIBOURG, Switzerland - The patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt blamed Islamic fundamentalists for the increasing number of attacks on Christians and criticized a growing division between Muslims and Christians since the country’s February revolution.Read More