Lunch “box” hardly describes any longer the containers used by students to tote food to school.Read More

I disagree with Ken McVery’s opinion (CR, Nov 18) that promoting a game of Quidditch for the students at Mount St. Mary’s University is a great way to “speak to them.” I am shocked that a Catholic university would even consider, let alone promote, a recreational activity for students based on the Harry Potter series.Read More

As a former military chaplain and Archbishop for the Archdiocese for the U.S. Military Services for 10 years, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has touched the lives of many in the armed forces.Read More

Last week, I read a newspaper article about a Connecticut man whose wife and two daughters were raped and murdered three years ago. At the killer’s recent sentencing hearing, the man, a physician, spoke of the impact such a crime has had on his life: “I seriously considered suicide many times. I have no wife,...Read More

MCHENRY – Tightly holding a large waterlogged sponge in his fist, 9-year-old Isaac Fike wound up like Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard and launched the soggy missile towards its target. As other children squealed with delight, Isaac hit his mark on his first try – smack in the face of Father Donald Parson, pastor of St....Read More

PORTLAND, Ore. – Spanish- and English-speaking worship communities in the United States can celebrate their faith and culture side by side with a hymnal developed by OCP titled “One Faith, Una Voz.”Read More

Jeanine Nkurunziza fled her home in Burundi, Africa, in 1994 after war tore the country apart. She has experienced many hard times since she came to Maryland so many years ago but she has never lost her faith, said Joann Blewett, executive director of Harford Habitat for Humanity.Read More

For 17-year-old Charlotte Thomas, the best part of being a cheerleader is supporting other students – both the players in competition and fellow cheerleaders.Read More