With a new school year upon us, a range of emotions swells in the hearts of teachers and students everywhere.  What will this year be like?  What if...?  Will everyone like me?  How will I get by? I've spent the past eight years teaching English and drama, mostly to high schoolRead More

Estella Chavez said being Catholic is central to her life.Read More

I applaud Christopher Gunty’s editorial, “Nothing new under the sun."Read More

Today Leo had what we call a Grandma’s Day. He skipped preschool and spent the day with my mother, running errands, playing games, and celebrating at a summer reading party at Aunt Treasa’s library.His little brother happily went to preschool as usual.When I went to pick up Daniel, however, oneRead More

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play.So we wandered to Deacon’s Bench that rainy day.This clip caught our eyes, but could such a thing be?Making church speak to children is great, but really?This, I think, goes too far—though it’s not in my Church.But I have to admitRead More

Right up through his final days, NFL Hall of Famer and adopted Baltimorean Arthur “Artie” Donovan Jr. was making people laugh.Read More

— 1 —Have I mentioned that we’re moving? Well, now we have to get everything out of the house by next weekend. We found a buyer for our house, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am about that. But we don’t have a new house yet, so we willRead More

Myoshi Smith, a parishioner of Immaculate Conception in Baltimore, was among those who traveled to World Youth Day.Read More