As we usher in November, Black Catholic History Month, so many memories come to mind, such as vivid thoughts of Servant of God, Oblate Sister of Providence Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, serving God’s people, catechizing and evangelizing throughout the streets of Baltimore. November is a time to increase our prayers for her canonization and to...Read More

VATICAN CITY – In a letter to the world’s seminarians, Pope Benedict XVI said that in the face of widespread religious indifference and the recent moral failings of clergy, the world needs priests and pastors who can serve God and bring God to others.Read More

Sometimes a single sentence is worth a 30-day retreat. I was having lunch with two of the finest people on the planet. I won’t mention Theresa and Bernadette by name. Suffice it to say that these two wonderful people have made enormous contributions in the fields of education and medicine. They also love, and rescue,...Read More

LIMA, Peru – Around the corner from the health center in Quiquijana, a village in the southern Peruvian Andes, a scenic wall painting depicting a woman in colorful local dress announces the location of the “Mama Wasi,” or “mother’s house.”Read More