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When our son asked us to call him by his Chinese name

I'm tucking our younger son into bed and he's grinning up at me.“Mama,” he says. “I want you to call me” and he says his Chinese nickname. “Because that was my name first.”“OK,” I say.As I tuck him in, I think back to the woman I was six or seven
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Two Archdiocese of Baltimore students among 2015 Disney Dreamers

Kevilyn Frazier, a freshman at The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore, and Matthew Heid, a sophomore at Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, have been selected as Disney Dreamers.
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Pope: Church is made of martyrs; leaders must respond to victims’ cries

With so many women and men being killed because of their faith in Christ, the church today is a church of martyrs, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
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Parents of slain child oppose death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber

The parents of Martin Richard, the youngest victim killed in the Boston Marathon bombings two years ago, are asking that the death penalty be taken “off the table.
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Dear People Sitting Near Us at Mass,

Remember me? The mother with the children who couldn’t sit still even for a minute? I had one child who was wiggling under the pew while the other was trying to dive out of it?You probably wondered what I was thinking bringing two incredibly active children to Mass on my own.
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Pope Francis warns against worldliness, pagan living

To avoid living like pagans, Christians must guard against the temptation of “slipping toward worldliness and power” and of seeking Jesus only to fulfill their material interests, said Pope Francis.
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Running for others: Annual Ignatian 5K a spiritual exercise

At the Ignatian 5K in Patterson Park, runners exchanged athletic tips and spiritual advice.
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Movie Review: Danny Collins

Danny Collins is a flat, vaguely fact-based blend of comedy and drama.
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Inaugural Mass at Notre Dame for Yam a friendly, family affair

Dr. Marylou Yam will be formally installed as the 14th president of Notre Dame of Maryland University April 17.
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Pope to visit, celebrate Mass at U.S. seminary in Rome

Pope Francis will visit the Pontifical North American College May 2.
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Death sentence for Tsarnaev – or mercy?

Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be executed for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings?
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society honors teen fundraisers

Several students at Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore made the Maryland Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Student of the Year campaign a rousing success.
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