At the end of his Lenten retreat, Pope Francis said he and his closest collaborators at the Vatican "want to follow Jesus more closely.Read More

Today was a very anticipated day for fans of "The Hunger Games." It was release day for the second film in "The Hunger Games" movie series, "Catching Fire." As you may remember from last year, many of bloggers, including myself, took on the subject of the violence portrayed in theRead More

UPDATED: The 54th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament will conclude its three-day run at Frostburg State University March 15.Read More

— 1 —Every week my goal is to post my quick takes late Thursday evening so I can link up to Jen’s Conversion Diary early Friday. Since Jen lives in Arizona, where I imagine the weather can’t possibly fluctuate as much as it did in Maryland this week, I amRead More

Jesuit Father Brian Linnane shares his interest in the pope in this Q and A.Read More

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. Not surprisingly, recent polls have shown what we all have come to know about our new Holy Father: Pope Francis has caught the attention of American Catholics.Read More

UPDATED Zachary Lederer, whose courage in the face of cancer inspired admirers from his Howard County parish to the college basketball world, died at age 20 March 11.Read More

How much do you know about the Saint of Ireland, whose feast is March 17?Read More