The 18th annual Catholic Family Expo July 25-26 will be held in a new location – at Church of the Resurrection, Ellicott City. The weekend event offers speakers, shopping at vendor stations, breakout sessions, liturgies, renewal of marriage vows, a youth rally, eucharistic adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation, meals, benedictions and more.Read More
There seems to be a minority in the clergy that treats politicians as a favored class of Catholics. The recent funeral of Sen. Kennedy is a good example. As a lifelong Catholic and a fighter for the lives of the unborn since Roe v. Wade, I can’t help but feel extreme frustration that this man...Read More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been enormously blessed by the priestly and episcopal ministry of Bishop Fran Malooly. His long service and friendly demeanor have endeared him to so many in our Archdiocese, especially the faithful of the Western Vicariate.Read More
MEXICO CITY – The executions of 18 young men during a prayer service at a Mexican drug rehabilitation center Sept. 2 failed to surprise many church and public safety officials, who say Mexico’s drug cartels increasingly are luring vulnerable youths into lives of addiction and crime.Read More
The art of storytelling goes back to the beginning of human history. And though just about anyone can tell a story, few can bring them to life like Janice Curtis Greene.Read More
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said Aug. 31 that the “complexity of the proposals” for national health care reform has caused “a great deal of misunderstanding and fear” and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona should fight to “simplify and clarify” the issues.Read More
ROME – Joined by other Christian leaders, Pope Benedict XVI opened the year of St. Paul and said the apostle’s courageous witness to the faith should serve as a model for contemporary Christians.Read More
Most living rooms hold the typical décor: couch, reclining chair, television, table and credenza. Father E. Gerard Huesman’s modest apartment in Timonium contains all that, plus one additional fixture – an altar.Read More
After seven years of prayer and discernment, a community of Episcopal nuns and their chaplain will be received into the Roman Catholic Church during a Sept. 3 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien.Read More
Across Baltimore and the nation, prices at the gas pump and grocery store are skyrocketing. Housing sales have slowed to a crawl and the unending debate of how to reform Social Security will be a key issue in the presidential debates over the next few months.Read More
As Mercy High School in Baltimore implements a president-principal administrative model, Pegeen D’Agostino has been named principal of the 450-student school. The parishioner of Corpus Christi in Baltimore will work closely with Mercy Sister Carol Wheeler, the longtime president of the all-girls school.Read More