The Maryland Board of Public Works, which includes Gov. Martin J. O'Malley as one of its three members, announced March 7 that it will grant a $385,000 settlement with nine individuals who were illegally arrested and jailed by Maryland State Police on Aug. 1, 2008.Read More
It doesn't get more real in a movie than Shari Rigby's performance in "October Baby," which I profiled in this story for CatholicReview.org.Rigby had an abortion as a young woman, a fact that wasn't known to the movie's directors. Rigby's character in the movie also had an abortion as aRead More
The Way of the Cross, a non-traditional take on the 14 Stations of the Cross, took place at the three-day Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership.Read More
A dash of humor and sharp business skills are the prescription for successful parishes, Catholic leaders told hundreds gathered at the first-ever Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership.Read More
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Confucius Even before we got married, it was always in the back of our minds. We’d try to become parents the usual way. If God didn’t send us children by birth, we could adopt. It sounded simple enough. As years passedRead More
ANNAPOLIS – Child protection advocates from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Maryland Catholic Conference testified March 8 before Maryland’s House Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would require training for all teachers in child sexual abuse prevention.Read More
The first annual Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership kicked off March 8 with Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas encouraging the hundreds gathered.Read More
As we all know, Ash Wednesday recently kicked off the season of Lent. One of the activities hosted by the Campus Ministry department at Calvert Hall is Lenten Small Groups. Starting before school and running through homeroom, about 350 students gather in small groups with friends and a faculty member to share theirRead More