Anne-Stuart Darrell is refreshed and inspired each month after hearing members of the Christ Child Society of Baltimore talk about their service.Read More
You might be able to go to the beach, not eat ice cream on the boardwalk, and still call it a successful trip. Maybe. But who wants to take the chance?Besides, the ice cream stands are about 15 feet apart and they’re full of smiling teenagers who are ready toRead More
— 1 —It’s my birthday, my absolute favorite day of the year. Because I never had to go to school on my birthday and my first jobs in newspapers always gave me my birthday off, I usually take a vacation day. Today, however, I am going to work—I have tooRead More
Can you remember what you were doing 10 years ago?On Friday, July 25, 2003, thousands of Baltimoreans were beginning a pilgrimage to Cooperstown, N.Y., to witness Eddie Murray’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I was in Barcelona, Spain, covering the world swimming championships, where Michael Phelps climbed atopRead More
You won’t believe what I did.Ten years ago I signed up for—brace yourself—an online Catholic singles dating site.It was something I had never thought I’d do. I always assumed I’d meet the man I would marry through work or through a friend, perhaps in college or at a party orRead More
One of the highlights of our vacations is visiting different parishes. It’s interesting to take in new art and architecture, to learn the history behind churches other than our own, to experience the homilies of priests new to us, to sing new songs, and to exchange peace with friendly newRead More
Many months ago when we were reading Clam I Am!: All About the Beach, we came to a page where Thing 1 and Thing 2 were making pictures by dropping sand onto pieces of paper. Daniel loved that idea. It became his favorite page in the book, and he talkedRead More