Tony Magliano (CR, March 24) has his priorities backward. We are our brother’s keeper, and should be especially mindful of this during Lent. It is not the deeply indebted and broke federal government’s responsibility to help the needy – it’s ours.Read More

Two evenings of fun, fellowship and blanket-making in the parish center of St. Mark, Catonsville, resulted in sending more than 130 fleece blankets to Soldier’s Angels (www.soldiersangels.org), an organization distributing blankets before Christmas to 180,000 deployed soldiers.Read More

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – If you think stewardship is just a fancy way a parish asks for more in the collection basket, Father Daniel Mahan invites you to think again.Read More

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper said the musical compositions of the Beatles were far more creative than the “standardized and stereotyped” pop music of today.Read More

Yolanda Vargas Barba’s dream of becoming a doctor begins with education. The 18-year-old Bolivian immigrant fears that dream might be out of reach unless Maryland provides in-state tuition rates for high school students regardless of their immigration status.Read More

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, former Democratic senator from South Dakota, to be the next Health and Human Services secretary.Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Carefully eying four round legs of what were to become part of a cabinet, Isaac Collin was making sure his handiwork aligned just right.Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore might consider closing Catholic hospitals and social service charities if the incoming U.S. Congress passes the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) and President-elect Barack Obama signs it into law.Read More