It’s not unusual for Xaverian Brother James Kelly, president of Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington, to receive a phone call from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
It was with sadness and disappointment that I read the articles about the situation at Our Lady of the Fields Parish (CR, Nov. 3); sadness over the realities and the pain of the parties involved, disappointment over the publication of the articles. I wonder about their purpose and the expected outcome within the larger faith...Read More
Regarding “Global authority for finances?” (CR, Oct. 27) it is startling to see just what is being proposed by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: a centralized world political authority to regulate all world economies and to deal with world “peace and security, disarmament and arms control, protection of human rights, and management of...Read More
Boarding the elevator recently to take them to a dining room for their evening meal in the Charlestown Retirement Community, Ed and Dottie Arnold were greeted by another couple on the same journey.Read More
CLASSIFICATION "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros.) -- Catholic News Service classification, A-III -- adults. Motion Picture Association of America rating, PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.Read More
Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum was booed at a recent meeting with a group of young college Republicans for opposing same-sex marriage.Read More
When it comes to school meals offered at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy in Baltimore, grease is not the word. Neither are artificial, preservatives or processed.Read More
Father Joseph Barr, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Towson, confirmed in a Jan. 22 letter to parishioners that associate pastor Father Mark Stewart Bullock has been removed from ministry and will no longer reside at the parish rectory after being arrested Jan. 16 in Harford County.Read More
As a U.S. Army veteran who fought in World War II, it pains John Hanlon to watch television news reports about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read More
The moment she steps onto the hardwood, the only thing on Kayla Kelly’s mind is basketball. Kelly, a senior at the Institute of Notre Dame, is a combo guard/forward for its varsity basketball team. She’s been a member of the squad since her sophomore year and said she enjoys the peace of mind that basketball...Read More
The third commandment to Moses was/is “keep holy the Sabbath Day.” Every religion observes a Sabbath Day. It was once always observed, but not any more. It is replaced by the false god of football (in season). Church attendance is down. Preparations for “game day” begin before sunrise for the game and parties or attendance...Read More