Month

October 2012

Be gracious in receiving the love of others

The other day I saw a little toddler walking across a field following her daddy. Her steps were cautious and unsteady. She seemed very tentative with each movement.
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Religious freedom, HHS mandate in spotlight as election draws near

This is the second in a four-part series examining election-related issues.
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The same-sex marriage movement’s next goal

Thirty-two states have, by large majorities, affirmed the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Even so, some gay activists predict reversing this trend on Election Day 2012 when the citizens in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington vote on the definition of marriage.
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A daughter takes a husband

That was quick. One day your mother is lecturing you for taking your cabin-fever-suffering wife and week-old daughter to the mall for a pizza – hey, White Marsh was a big outing in 1985 – and the next that child is married.
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Moving Toward Self-Sufficiency

As Marylanders, we are fortunate to live in one of the wealthiest states in the nation. Yet 9.7 percent of the people in our state live in poverty – that’s nearly 560,000 people, including almost 175,000 children.
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Education gala raises $750,000 for Catholic schools

In its fourth year, the annual Gala for Catholic Education raised $750,000 in tuition assistance.
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Students rise to the occasion, baking bread for the homeless

A flour company donates supplies and teaches students how to bake bread for the poor.
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No place like home

  I went away on an overnight work retreat last week, and I missed the boys terribly on Thursday night. The only other time I have left them both overnight was for another work obligation. And, of course, Leo stayed with my parents for two weeks last year when John and I
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Archbishop calls for financial, grassroots support for traditional marriage

Archbishop Lori and other leaders asked traditional-marriage backers to join efforts to overturn the state’s law legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Former Mount Airy Anglican congregation joins Catholic Church

A third local community of former Anglicans joined the Roman Catholic Church Sept. 23.
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