Everyone has a grandma at St. Katharine School in Baltimore and her name is Edwinia Tobias. That’s the loving nickname used by children and faculty alike for their 85-year-old school nurse who has been volunteering fulltime for more than a decade at the Queen of Peace Cluster school.Read More
ROME – One’s feelings of hatred must be washed away with forgiveness and humble service toward others – they should never be left to linger long enough to poison the soul, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman dismissed Osama bin Laden’s accusations of an anti-Islam campaign by Pope Benedict XVI, noting the pope’s efforts to dialogue with Muslims.Read More
LONDON – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called for an end to all restrictions on abortions in every country in Europe.Read More
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren” (Luke 22:31-32). Our Lord Jesus addressed these words to St. Peter as the time of His death drew near....Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped the church’s Holy Week and Easter rituals would help deepen all Catholics’ conversion to Christ and their solidarity with those who suffer.Read More
Monsignor John L. FitzGerald, director of Apostleship of the Sea Baltimore, is presenting a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation to Knights of Columbus councils across the state. First offered to more than 300 Knights during their mid-term meeting late January in Perry Hall, many grand knights and other officials indicated they enjoyed it so much, said Joe...Read More
Sister Jean Clare Rohe, O.S.F., works four mornings a week as a rectory receptionist, and that, along with a ready wit and quick recall, makes it hard to believe she’s 90.Read More
Catholic Health Initiatives, the parent company of St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, invested $10 million in Calvert Social Investment Foundation (Calvert Foundation) Community Investment Notes in March.Read More
I’ve always been touched that the first words the risen Lord spoke to the Apostles in the upper room were: “Shalom! Peace!” In my humanness my first words might have been something like: “Hey, where were you guys? Weren’t you the ones who said you would stay with me, even if it meant dying with...Read More