The man who opened the door was Monsignor Arthur Valenzano. He smiled, greeted me warmly and helped me with my luggage. He put me immediately at ease and made me and my priest secretary, Father Marcello, feel right at home. Before long we were talking, trading stories, and enjoying one another’s humor, almost as if...Read More

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor.Read More

Sister Kathleen ministered for 11 years in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More

  Maybe it’s because I’m reading more Catholic blogs, but this year I noticed a few bloggers mentioning marking their doorways with chalk on the Feast of the Epiphany for a house blessing. I had never heard of this tradition. Around here we can use all the blessings we can get. AndRead More

Sister Kathy Dougherty serves as a chaplain at a women's detention center in Maryland.Read More

Kameron Williams first had a basketball in his hands at age 2.Read More

Sulpician Father Philip S. Keane, who ministered for more than 35 years in Baltimore, died Dec. 28 at age 71.Read More

A same-sex wedding featured in secular media drew local Catholics’ concern Jan. 1 because its venue, St. Michael the Archangel in Brooklyn, was described as a Catholic church.Read More