Some graduates go back just for the sandwiches. The buffalo chicken wrap is popular, as is The Kevin Special: hot roast beef, melted provolone, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, onions, lettuce and French fries (yes, French fries) wrapped in a flour tortilla. Both are favorites of students and alumni in the dining hall at Loyola Blakefield, Towson.Read More
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A round-table discussion produced by Family Theater Productions will bring together professional Catholic athletes to discuss how they live out their faith in the public arena of professional sports and what challenges to family life they face.Read More
There were two things that Kirk Salvo took away from his high school wrestling days at Mount St. Joseph, Baltimore, humility and excellence. Now into his second season as the Gaels head coach, Salvo, ’84, challenges his wrestlers to focus on the same.Read More
Sister Mary Brigid Tembo took her first formation vows Jan. 6 in her journey to become a Sister of Bon Secours. More than 125 people attended the mass of first profession held at the Sisters of Bon Secours Provincial Chapel in Marriottsville. Of Zambian decent, Sister Brigid incorporated several African cultural elements into the Mass,...Read More
When W. Gregory Halpin retired as the administrator of the Maryland Port Administration in 1985, he had amassed quite a collection of adventures. During his time leading the agency, he oversaw the construction of the World Trade Center in Baltimore. His work took him to far-flung corners of the world like Brussels, Tokyo, Hong Kong,...Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Haitian Catholics in New Orleans, many of whom lost loved ones in the cataclysmic earthquake that rocked the impoverished nation Jan. 12, gathered for Mass Jan. 15 at St. Katharine Drexel Church, seeking to support each other emotionally and spiritually and exchanging the latest bits of precious information.Read More
This could be their year and head coach William Wells knows it. The St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, boys’ basketball program has reached new heights this season and is knocking at the door to be recognized as number one. Currently, Towson Catholic is standing in their way, but at 12-3, 4-1 in the Maryland Interscholastic Association...Read More
There is no shortage of summer fun for children around the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Looking to the nearest recreation council, nature center, or museum can bring to light camps offering anything from outdoor sporting activities and arts and crafts to the experience of being studio artists or environmentalists.Read More
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Executing someone guilty of a crime "is not the way to restore justice and reconcile society," the Vatican spokesman said after Saddam Hussein was hanged Dec. 30. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said, "A capital execution is always tragic news, a motive for sadness, even when it involves a person found guilty...Read More