“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”Read More

Archbishop Lori kicked off the fourth annual Fortnight for Freedom on Sunday (June 21) at the Baltimore's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. With the theme "Freedom to Bear Witness" to the truth of the Gospel, the fortnight runs until the Fourth ofRead More

This week I am blogging about our lives every day for the Week In My Life series Kathryn is hosting at Team Whitaker. I have no time to do this. Truly, I don’t. I have been spending the week doing writing for my full-time job in the evenings, and thatRead More

Suddenly I am “Mom.” I have always been “Mama”—which is also the Chinese term—but suddenly I have become “Mom.” I am not sure how it happened, but here I am. And it’s our younger son who is calling me “Mom” instead of “Mama.”I knew it would happen at some point.Read More

We’re here to bear witness by extending love and hospitality and caring to women, children and families,” Archbishop Lori said.~  By Erik Zygmontezygmont@CatholicReview.orgTwitter: @ReviewErik  OVERLEA – A young pregnant woman was recently dropped off at Whole Woman’s Health of Baltimore, an abortion provider on Belair Road, but felt drawn instead to the small storefront building...Read More

Our younger son has a bad cold, so we decided to keep him home and go to separate Masses.Not long after I told our boys the plan, they started setting up “Mass” for their stuffed animals in the living room.I can’t remember the first time we held a pretend Mass,Read More

Our Christmas tree is up! I can’t believe it. I thought this might be the year for a Christmas Eve tree-decorating event, but the tree is in place, the stockings are hung, and we are done. I’m not sure whether I have all the gifts I need, but some ofRead More

A formal inquiry has been opened into the cause for beatification of Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed while celebrating Mass.Read More