Growing up in New Albany, Ind., during the 1950s, I never heard the term “domestic church,” but I knew what it meant.Read More

A funeral Mass for Sister of Mercy Mary Mark Walsh was offered July 15 at The Villa, a Baltimore retirement convent.Read More

Our 4-year-old son is considering a career as a construction worker or “a science,” but he's also thinking of being a chef. I am always happy to have company in the kitchen, so he and I have been doing a lot of baking together this spring.And, although Daniel and IRead More

Fireworks at the Eiffel Tower for July 14 Bastille Day celebrations(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)Bastille Day, celebrated annually on July 14, is French National Day. On this date in 1789, troops stormed the Bastille marking the start of the French Revolution. Bastille Day became a national holiday on July 14, 1880 andRead More

One of my friends is expecting a baby. As we were thinking about how to celebrate this little one, her second child, another friend mentioned that she had recently attended an evening of prayer for an expectant mother.I loved the idea of coming together in prayer to celebrate this newRead More

A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Sister Rosa Daly was offered July 5 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in EmmitsburgRead More

Laura Piatania isn’t spending her summer vacation at the beach or traveling to an exotic destination.Read More

One by one, girls as young as 5 sprinted onto the dance floor at St. Clare in Essex.Read More