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April 19, 2013

Who’ll tax the rain?

In the flurry of activity in the 2012 Maryland legislative session, along with high-profile bills on same-sex marriage and the DREAM Act, our lawmakers passed a law that forced local jurisdictions to charge fees to remediate pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The fees on impervious surfaces – building roofs, parking lots, driveways, etc. that...
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April 19, 2013

Sporting statements, sacred and profane

High-profile sporting events have long been an inviting platform for someone looking to make a statement.
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April 19, 2013

7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 7)

— 1 —Who knew that 5-year-olds came with so many questions? During just one half-hour drive this week I found myself explaining why bicyclists always have the right of way, why people steal credit card numbers, and how we try not to spend more money than we make. Leo thinks
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April 19, 2013

Cardinal O’Malley Whiffs on Obama Decision

Opportunities such as the one that presented itself Thursday for Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, come around maybe once in a lifetime. It’s baseball season, so a baseball analogy seems appropriate. Cardinal O’Malley, with all due respect – a big swing and a miss. At an interfaith service at Cathedral of the
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April 19, 2013

Catholic High sophomore’s involvement keeps her on her toes

At age 15, Megan Morales is wise beyond her years.
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April 19, 2013

Father Breighner retires, but isn’t slowing down much

There’s not a day on Father Joseph Breighner’s calendar that isn’t packed with ministry.
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April 18, 2013

‘Be still and know that I am God’

Occasionally, on retreats, I will use the following meditation.
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April 18, 2013

Hallowed roads

David Stevenson was on a bus on the way to his hotel when the bombs went off in Boston.An avid runner, Stevenson had completed the 26.2-mile trek in 3 hours and 14 minutes.His feet had already pounded down the streets of Boston and across the finish line. The 37-year-old had
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April 18, 2013

Contrasts

On Monday afternoon, April 15, I was working at home when I learned the news of the violent attack against those taking part in the Boston Marathon.
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April 18, 2013

Catholic schools in the news

Students in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are earning honors in everything from art to essays.
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April 17, 2013

Catonsville residents go fly a kite

More than 100 students joined residents of the Charlestown Retirement Community April 13 for the second annual Catonsville Kite Flying Contest.
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April 17, 2013

MCC calls 2013 Assembly a success, but still fighting ‘rain tax’

At midnight April 8, the gavel’s ceremonial strike marked the end of the Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 legislative session, characterized by the Maryland Catholic Conference as “tremendously successful.”
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