“The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.”School’s out for summer:The schools in the Baltimore metropolitan area are almost all closed now for the summer break. The laughter of children is in the air.Today is the last day for my daughter who teaches third grade at Gunpowder ElementaryRead More

When buying a carton of eggs,You should check that you don’t have the dregs.I did not and boo-hoo,Back at home found one few.We were cheated—or the twelfth sprouted legs.Read More

Suddenly Ash Wednesday is next week. How did that happen? Are you ready? I am still figuring out what I want to do for Lent. Right now my plan is to give up buying things online and to try to go to daily Mass at least once a week. I likeRead More

When Daniel came out of the shower the other day, I said, “Ah, fresh as a daisy!”“Mama,” he said, very seriously. “Why do you always say, ‘Fresh as a daisy’?”“Um…I just like saying it, I guess.”“Why don’t you ever say, ‘Fresh as an azalea’?”Maybe now I will.Read More

Once a week I pick our younger son up from school to take him to an appointment. I feel rushed all morning, worrying I won’t get him in time.Then we race to his appointment and afterward—since it’s during his lunchtime—I take him for a quick bite to eat before weRead More

This has been a busy week. And we had so many appointments today that I had to drive to our boys’ school five times to pick people up, drop them back off, then pick them up at the end of the day.So by mid-afternoon I was tired. And as I parkedRead More

The Catholic Review sat down for an extensive interview with Bishop Madden as he celebrates 50 years as a priest.Read More

October is the month each year when the Catholic Church throughout the United States observes Respect Life Month. It is a 40-year-old tradition and a time when we raise awareness of the Church’s belief in the inherent equality and transcendent value of every human being, a belief that serves as the foundation of the Church’s...Read More