Stiffer regulations for Maryland’s surgical abortion facilities are slated to go into effect in July, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.Read More
“Our Religious Brains” - written for the layman in language that eschews technical scientific terminology - may appeal to many Catholic readers.Read More
This past weekend I photographed my first wedding. Stressful, yes; Fun, absolutely! I was really nervous going in to it because I knew that I was in charge of documenting what could be a couple’s happiest day together. I haven’t really been to too many weddings before and the lastRead More
Finally, I’ve made the move. My landlord handed me the keys to our Bolton Hill walk-up about 3 p.m. on Saturday, as my husband and five of our friends pulled up with the moving truck and their stuffed SUVs. Drenched in sweat, we hauled stuff up a flight of stairs to our second-story apartment,Read More
I've been reflecting on some of the things Rocco Palmo, who runs the incredibly well-read Whispers in the Loggia, said during the bloggers panel at the Catholic Media Conference June 22 in Indianapolis. Palmo, and later Deacon Greg Kandra of the very popular The Deacon's Bench, talks about some ofRead More
The Maryland Marriage Alliance announced today that it plans to submit an additional 39, 743 signatures to the Maryland State Board of Elections as part of efforts to add a referendum on the state’s same sex marriage law to the November ballot.Read More
This morning at Mass we listened to the story of John the Baptist’s birth and naming. There’s that wonderful moment when everyone present assumes the child will be named Zachariah for his father, but Elizabeth says he’ll be named John. The family and friends assembled are shocked, and then ZachariahRead More
Ever since I started blogging for The Catholic Review a few months ago, I've been trying to read more Catholic blogs. Today I came across a group of Catholic bloggers who participate in "Sunday Snippets," sharing their posts from the previous week.Some of the links posted by Catholic bloggers atRead More
When I picked Daniel up from his first day of day care last week, his new teacher commented on two things. At naptime he had sung happily to himself for two hours instead of napping. “And he has an amazing appetite!”That describes our boy—and his brother too. Of course, IRead More