Repairs to the basilica are expected to be completed March 8.Read More

St. Thomas More Academy in Middletown has named Irene Wunderlich as the new principal, the school has announced.Read More

Food, fellowship and faith draw parishioners to the Our Lady Queen of Peace fish fry.Read More

Edmund Burke is acknowledged for the famous saying "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." This week our John Carroll Senior Class of 2013 worked hard to make it known that good people can and do indeed make a positive difference in theRead More

On our second night of our black and white art class, which also happened to be Valentine’s Day, Patrick and I were assigned portraiture, and chose each other as subjects.  We didn’t realize just how challenging and meaningful the assignment would be.Portraiture is something I’ve enjoyed since I began takingRead More

During this penitential season of Lent, it was refreshing to receive this vignette from my oldest brother, about our maternal grandmother and her experience of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, known in her day simply as “Penance” or “Confession.” Granny Kohs told my brother this story once she found out he was studying German. Our ancestersRead More

Calvert Hall’s upcoming spring musical “The Wiz” by William F. Brown, with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, is an upbeat and groovy version of The Wizard of Oz. Under the direction of Mrs. Jillian Bauersfeld and Music Director Mr. George Wilkerson, the cast of 39 actors, 20 student musiciansRead More

The Fisherman’s Ring, along with a lead seal, is a symbol of the temporal powers of each pope. As such, when the seat of the pontiff is vacant – usually by death, but in this case by renunciation – the ring and the seal can no longer be used for official purposes, such as validating...Read More