Next to our choice of God, the most important choice most of us will make in life will be the choice of a marriage partner. The choice of a spouse will affect our physical, emotional and spiritual health, and to a large degree the health of our children and grandchildren. We will pass on to...Read More

VATICAN CITY – Many people today seem to have a difficult time recognizing sin, but at the same time the number of people suffering from “guilt complexes” seems to be growing, Pope Benedict XVI said. “We see a humanity that wants to be self-sufficient, where not a few maintain they can do without God and...Read More

As summer vacation nears an end, parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will observe the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Aug. 15.Read More

Buses traveling to a prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. followed by an anti-war rally around the White House will depart from The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, at 5 p.m. March 16. The cost for a seat on the bus is $20 and $10 for college students. Tickets can be purchased on...Read More

JINOTEGA, Nicaragua – Many people know her simply as “the tortilla lady.” Elena Pineda, a single mother of three grown sons and a 14-year-old daughter named Olga, makes a living selling corn tortillas she presses by hand in the mountain community of Jinotega.Read More

WASHINGTON – The damage caused by embryonic stem-cell research goes far beyond the embryos destroyed by treating “a great many women as egg factories, at great risk to their health and safety,” according to the U.S. bishops’ pro-life spokeswoman. Deirdre A. McQuade, director of planning and information for the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, was...Read More

For someone whose avocation involves the specific measurement of distance and time, road runner Neil Hinkle was rather casual in gauging his involvement at Holy Trinity in Glen Burnie.Read More

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Father Jay C. Haskin agrees with Vermont Gov. James Douglas that Vermont should become an “e-state.” But unlike the governor’s “e” for electronic, Father Haskin’s “e” stands for ethical. “Vermont is in a unique position to lead the nation in becoming an e-state – an ethical state,” Father Haskin said at a...Read More