“This guy may have saved my life,” my good friend Lt. Col. Robert Dalton said to me as he sat down in my kitchen and placed a book in front of me recently. “What guy?” I asked. “That guy,” replied Bob, a retired member of the United States Marine Corps and Davidsonville resident, as he...Read More
Regarding “Tuition bill for immigrants levels the playing field” (CR, March 24), documented immigrants deserve a level playing field. Unlawful invaders, of which there are millions in our country, deserve nothing from the United States. The Maryland Catholic Conference is wrong to support these lawbreakers. I’m forced to re-think my financial support to the church....Read More
Acknowledging the pain that comes with the impending closure of St. Michael School in Frostburg, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien visited St. Michael parish Dec. 8 and encouraged the faith community to work toward healing.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers for at least 150 refugees, including women and children, whose boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa after they fled Libya.Read More
I am always pleased to read Tony Magliano’s articles. He writes in a clear and concise style which helps to educate his readers. Also, I feel that his passion about the issues that we face as Catholics in America today comes through and can spur readers on to action. Please continue to print his articles.Read More
WASHINGTON – The national collection to aid the church in Latin America received more than $7 million in contributions for the first time last year and used the funds to assist 476 projects in nearly two dozen countries.Read More
For many members of the Towson community at Loyola Blakefield, Father Joseph M. Alminde was an important figure who provided compassion, guidance, humor and a rewarding education.Read More
In the early 1940s when women wore dresses instead of pants and worked inside the home, a phenomenon occurred – Rosie the Riveter applied for a job.Read More
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. – Seven Long Island parishes are giving themselves a spiritual checkup – conducting surveys to find out how actively engaged their parishioners are.Read More
VATICAN CITY – At least 40 Libyan civilians have been killed as a consequence of airstrikes carried out by the United States and other Western powers, the leading church official in Libya said.Read More
George Weigel’s recent review of the presidential election (CR, Nov. 20) was most disappointing. Without examining the reasons why 54 percent of Catholics voted for Senator Obama or these voters’ views on abortion, Mr. Weigel nevertheless describes these voters as “stupid” and “mindless.” Mr. Weigel’s view of the facts is distorted by his ideological biases.Read More