Harold was a kind and gentle soul, a man of deep Catholic faith and of great integrity. He rarely said a bad word about anyone. In fact, at my dad’s wake, my cousin mentioned that he considered working for a man my father knew. When my dad said simply, “Watch out for that guy,” my...Read More
When Marvel Comics transformed Thor, one of their most popular and masculine heroes, into a female character, the response was swift and hostile.Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has joined an effort of reaching out to the disenfranchised, pledging $100,000 toward Baltimore’s summer jobs program.Read More
Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the poor are the heart of the Gospel, not signs of communism, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. Furthermore, if Christians don’t dig deep and generously open up their wallets, they do not have “genuine faith,” the pope said June 16.Read More
Growing old gratefully is what poet Robert Browning had in mind when he opened his poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra" with these words: "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be. The last of life for which the first was made. Our times are in His hand. Who saith 'A whole I planned,...Read More
Today our younger son graduates from preschool.It’s really not a big deal.I mean, it’s preschool.He’s learned his letters and his numbers. He can draw a fantastic truck. He is a master pumper on those swings. And he knows every school rule—and sometimes follows them.Preschool is preschool. It’s a starting point.Read More