School days, school days, shopping right by the rule days

I had imagined taking Leo with me on his school supplies shopping trip, happily skipping through the aisles together as we selected crayons and markers. But I thought it might be tedious for our new kindergartner, so I decided to go alone.Then I got to the store, looked at the
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Vocation of witness

A parishioner shares a reflection on the life and family of the late Donald Buening.
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7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 24)

— 1 —Who was it who said, “You can never go home again”? That person didn’t move back in with my parents last weekend. There are delicious hot dinners every night, a wonderful yard where the children can play, a screened-in porch that catches these marvelous breezes, my sister Treasa’s abandoned
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Basilica is a source of great pride

Today marks the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the patroness of our beloved basilica in Baltimore.
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After 20 years, Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women will close in November

For 20 years, Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women has presented creative, inspirational, high-quality programming that has touched many lives in the Baltimore area and beyond.
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In a slump? Get back on track

Anyone can fall into a slump. Personal life issues, struggles with a career, or in my case, saying goodbye to a longtime pet, can cause this sudden sadness and lack of energy and motivation.Working out, particularly running, is my thing. But for five days I did nothing. And that nothing
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IND doesn’t have to change location to get a new view

IND remains a pillar in the predominately low-income neighborhood.
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Hackett ready for move to Rome as ambassador to Holy See

Promoting peace and freedom to worship, alleviating poverty and improving his grasp of the Italian language are some of the items atop Ken Hackett’s to-do list as he prepares to become the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
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Archbishop Lori celebrates Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Archbishop Lori celebrated Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15.
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Playing God: Cloning poses host of ethic dilemmas

Seventeen years have passed since the milestone birth of Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell, which launched worldwide speculation as to whether humans were next.
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Courage to proclaim

More and more people these days indicate that they have no religious preference. In surveys on religious trends in the United States reported recently by the Pew Center and by Gallup, about one in five or one in six Americans identify themselves as atheist, agnostic or “no religion in particular.”
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