I love my birthday, but our sons were even more excited than I was this year.They were excited to give me my gift, a rice cooker (hurrah!), and to take me to dinner at Buca di Beppo, an Italian restaurant in White Marsh, Md.We hadn’t been at our table for moreRead More

Cardinal William W. Baum, the archbishop of Washington from 1973 to 1980, died July 23 at the age of 88.Read More

I love Marguerite Henry’s books, especially Misty of Chincoteague. Chincoteague and Assateague aren't exactly in our backyard, so somehow I have never been to the annual Pony Penning event, which begins July 25 this year and is described with so much excitement in the book.Still, I’ve always wanted to visit that part ofRead More

In a July 23 filing with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Little Sisters of the Poor have asked the court for relief from being forced to comply with the federal contraceptive mandate or face heavy fines.Read More

In the visceral boxing drama “Southpaw,” a seasoned trainer tries to convince a broken-down fighter that boxing is more mental than physical. A successful practitioner must use his head and strategize.Read More

Among Archbishop William E. Lori's latest appointments is the new pastor for St. Ignatius in Baltimore.Read More

They were lined up on the Perryville Community Park dock at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11th. There were a  little more than 50 of them -- men wearing skin tight black suits and neon green swim caps. A man on a bullhorn was counting down from 30 seconds.Read More

Poland's Catholic bishops condemned a law allowing state funding for in vitro fertilization, signed into law July 22 by President Komorowski.Read More