February, which is Black History Month, ushers in a host of celebrations within the African American Catholic community.Read More

It’s a brand new year! The perfect time for a “vision” check. I’m not talking about your annual eye exam. Rather, I mean it’s time to look yourself in the eye, take stock and assess your self-health vision for a healthier, happier you in 2013.Read More

Young people from the Archdiocese of Baltimore were among the thousands marching for life Jan. 25.Read More

  In memory of the many victims of abortion, I'm joining other pro-life bloggers in not blogging on Friday, Jan. 25.  Somtimes when we feel powerless, there is really only one thing we can do. We can pray. And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is offering a beautiful novena to mark the 40th anniversary of RoeRead More

Each year at this time, in dioceses throughout the United States, the Catholic Church takes a moment to reflect on the impressive legacy of our Catholic school system, and to promote Catholic school enrollment by sharing our schools’ success stories.Read More

Veteran educator Tom Peri and others talk about what makes Notre Dame Preparatory School a National Blue Ribbon School.Read More

I’m not sure that we “older” adults can fully comprehend how difficult it can be to be young, or to be a parent, today. Allow me to share what one mother shared with me:Read More

My lifelong study, reflection, and prayer on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death has taught me one thing: Jesus rejected violence in any form for whatever reason. Pope John Paul II has taught that the just war is a practical impossibility in our modern world. As Jesus did and taught, so great men such...Read More