‘Lukewarm Catholicism has no future,’ George Weigel observes in latest book

George Weigel wants the church to play with fire, and he contends that such a fire will engulf the church in what he calls “Evangelical Catholicism.”
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President wants NDMU mission to grow

Dr. James F. Conneely will be inaugurated as the 12th president of Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore April 5.
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MCC pushes for immigrant driver’s licenses, textbook funding

The 2013 Maryland General Assembly session ends midnight April 8, and the Maryland Catholic Conference expects to work up to the legislature’s final hours.
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Two Archdiocese of Baltimore natives ordained Dominican deacons

Men from Bel Air and Hagerstown were among six men ordained transitional deacons for the Dominican Order March 9 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
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Catholic parishes, institutions fear storm water fees might sink finances

Local stormwater fees could cost parishes, schools and charitable organizations thousands of dollars annually if nonprofit organizations are not exempted or granted reasonable caps, according to the Maryland Catholic Conference.
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Arson declared for fire that destroyed building, equipment at Fullerton parish

An early morning fire destroyed a maintenance building and its contents at St. Joseph in Fullerton March 30.
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Gourmet goodness in Catonsville

Father Leo Patalinghug checks out Catonsville Gourmet, around the corner from St. Mark Church.
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A prickly encounter with nature

After a morning trip to the library, we pulled up outside the house, and our sons jumped out and ran toward the front door.I started gathering the 25 books we had managed to scatter through the minivan during the quick drive home.All of a sudden I heard Leo yelling for
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In Reflection, Beauty of Holy Week Comes Alive

Often times life’s biggest events are not truly understood or appreciated until we have the opportunity to look back and reflect. Holy Week is an example. During this most sacred time of our liturgical year, there is the busyness of preparation, along with the logistics of planning and rehearsals for our
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On Easter, Archbishop urges Catholics to put the risen Christ at center of their lives

Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as Archbishop of Baltimore March 31.
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Haiti service immersion trip

For one week during Spring Break, 10 Calvert Hall students, including myself, are going to St. Marc, Haiti for a service immersion trip. We will be running a Spring Break camp for some young students at Les Bons Samaritains (The Good Samaritans School) and learning about the local culture as
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Which comes first—Easter or the eggs?

We just spent a fantastic, exhausting weekend visiting with my sister and her family out of town.We dyed a few eggs.We celebrated my niece’s sixth birthday, singing to her at least three times. We fasted on Friday, feasted on birthday cake on Saturday, and the cousins played nonstop from dawn
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