What is the first thought that enters your mind when you wake up? Is it what you watched last night on television or what you have to do at work that day? Is it your spouse or children? Do you reach for your phone and check Facebook or email? Or,Read More

In 1976, the School Sister of Notre Dame’s Baltimore province allowed, for the first time, sisters to request their placements.Read More

Father Michael Carrion, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, still pulls out the trains, trolleys and ceramic houses his father bought.Read More

It's always incredible to me when I attend daily mass and hear a theme reinforced the following Sunday in other readings. It reminds me that Scripture is alive and well and can touch us deeply if we keep our hearts and minds open.For the fourth Sunday of Advent, we wereRead More

“The Chaos Mass”That was the description Father Mike Triplett gave to the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass I signed up to lector at my home parish, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex. It is with affection that Father Mike uses the phrase, as he looks forward to the spiritRead More

What do 252 students and 270 pounds of frosting have in common?Read More

St. Joseph will celebrate a farewell Mass Jan. 25 at noon, followed by a parish open house.Read More

Archbishop Lori was among a diverse group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders who spoke at an interfaith prayer vigil.Read More