As you read this column, you are probably in the throes of Christmas shopping. No doubt you’ve made your list and checked it twice – all in an effort to find appropriate gifts for spouses, children, friends, and colleagues. After all, gift-giving, especially at Christmas, is more than a superficial social obligation. Our gifts should...Read More
Looking back on the fall sports season I can say I’m pleased with the photos I walked away with. My goal for the season was to get photos that told the story of the game, on and off the field. For some games I ended up with more behind theRead More
So, this week, given the historic nature of the first Pope to ever tweet, the thought hit me like a ton of bricks… What Would Jesus Tweet? Pope Benedict XVI sent out his first personal tweet to more than 1 million followers on Twitter yesterday. It read: “Dear friends, I am pleasedRead More
Mount St. Mary’s University has received a grant to support the Emmitsburg institution’s efforts to build a formation experience in financial and administrative literacy for seminarians.Read More
Archbishop Borders School in Highlandtown has been selected as one of 12 schools in the U.S. to participate in the Two-Way Immersion Network for Catholic Schools.Read More
There’s a Kindle Fire on the line. Not to mention the fame and glory. But I’m not going to enter The Catholic Review’s Christmas Spirit Photo Contest. While sitting quite happily on the sidelines, however, I thought it would be fun to look through my photos and find a few of my favoritesRead More
In the mid-1960s, the late Father Francis X. Wills was the associate pastor of St. Rose of Lima in Brooklyn, known for the voice he lent to parish music and the strong hand with which he guided a Catholic Youth Organization that provided an outlet for hundreds of teens.Read More
A small, diverse group of Marylanders, invited by Councilman William “Pete” Welch, gathered for a networking reception and sashayed through the halls of the Walters Art Museum Nov. 30. The group included Bishop Denis J. Madden, Father Donald A. Sterling, pastor of New All Saints in Liberty Heights, and yours truly.Read More