The Maryland Catholic Conference, the lobbying arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, has compiled a resource that lists the positions of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on a number of topics of interest to Catholic voters.Read More
I did something stupid the other day – I threw on my running shoes and left the house as the sky was already streaking with orange. I was in the mood to run, and run far. As I wound my way down the Jones Falls Parkway, I told myself itRead More
Like most Catholics, I have trouble understanding the premature termination of human life. Our pro-life stance is one of the defining traits of our faith. For non-Catholics, however, our perspective on abortion seems archaic, naïve, hypocritical, misogynistic, and insensitive, among many other pejoratives. Problem It’s easy to become emotionalRead More
One of the difficult things for anyone to come to terms with is the acceptance of a chronic illness or disease. It’s a whole different story if you become the caregiver of such a special person.As Catholics, we often look to saints who have much in common with our ownRead More
For years John and I waited to become parents. We waited to see what God had in store for us. When we decided God was calling us to adopt, we waited to find out who our child would be. Then, when we had finally seen our first son’s picture, we waited to meetRead More
Father Michael J. Roach, pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and adjunct faculty member of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg for more than 30 years, received the National Alumni Association’s 37th annual John Cardinal McCloskey Award.Read More