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December 21, 2011

In good hands with Catholic Relief Services

The Dec. 22 issue of The Catholic Review includes the fourth and final article from my trip in late October to Port-au-Prince Haiti with the leaders of Catholic Relief Services. Ken Hackett, Carolyn Woo and Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas were a delight, as were all the CRS workers in the field. Communications Officer Jean-Daniel LaFontant...
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December 21, 2011

Country star wanted newest album to sound ‘like you were in church’

WASHINGTON – Collin Raye, the Catholic country singer who had a string of hits in the 1990s, said he wanted to make his latest album “feel like you were in church for an hour or so.”
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December 21, 2011

Percentage of Americans who are married reaches all-time low

WASHINGTON – With cohabitation, single-person households and single parenthood on the rise, the percentage of Americans who are currently married has reached an all-time low.
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December 21, 2011

Number of Catholic marriages down nearly 60 percent since 1972

WASHINGTON – Like the number of marriages among Americans in general, the number of marriages performed in the Catholic Church has been in decline over the past few decades.
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December 20, 2011

Name tags go high-tech in Gambrills

Visitor name tag from School of the Incarnation, Gambrills. Last week, while spending some time at School of the Incarnation in Gambrills for a heart-warming story on homeless outreach, I was amazed by the Anne Arundel County school’s snazzy system for admitting visitors. As soon as I was buzzed in, I was asked to present my...
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December 20, 2011

Video of Camp GLOW campers singing Christmas songs

Yesterday I posted a video of Bonnie Block singing “O Holy Night” at the Camp GLOW Christmas party here in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The party was held for people with special needs in Maryland and was attended by more than 150 people. The people with special needs shared their love of music through Christmas...
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December 20, 2011

Camp GLOW lights the Christmas spirit

SPARKS – Bill Fleming didn’t need to finish his sentence. As he welcomed people to the Camp GLOW Christmas Party at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House Dec. 18, he told them a special guest was on his way.
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December 20, 2011

Catonsville parishioner provides haven for ill children

As Brian Morrison walked around the Children’s House at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, a woman emerged from a room. She overheard Morrison talking about the services his organization, the Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, provides for the house.
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December 19, 2011

Camp GLOW attendee sings “O Holy Night”

If you’ve never been to Camp GLOW in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I highly recommend doing so. It’s an outreach at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House for people with special needs. I have a story coming up at CatholicReview.org about the Camp GLOW Christmas party. Until then, enjoy this video of Camp GLOW attendee Bonnie...
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December 19, 2011

Pope advances sainthood causes of Marianne Cope, Kateri Tekakwitha

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood causes of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai and Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha.
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December 19, 2011

Incarnation students help the homeless in a big way

GAMBRILLS – As choirs of youngsters sang “Jingle Bells,” “Feliz Navidad” and other Christmas favorites Dec. 15, hundreds of students of School of the Incarnation went about the work of making this Christmas special for nearly 1,000 people who are homeless.
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December 19, 2011

Pope tells inmates God loves them

ROME – Pope Benedict XVI told inmates at a Rome prison that people say nasty things about him, too, but it’s important to remember that there are other people ready to offer their love and support.
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