There were certain things I expected as our family headed out of town recently for a week-long vacation in the Midwest. First, there was the long drive to central Illinois – 13-plus hours of pounding the pavement on the highways and byways of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. After three days,Read More
I had imagined taking Leo with me on his school supplies shopping trip, happily skipping through the aisles together as we selected crayons and markers. But I thought it might be tedious for our new kindergartner, so I decided to go alone.Then I got to the store, looked at theRead More
Anyone can fall into a slump. Personal life issues, struggles with a career, or in my case, saying goodbye to a longtime pet, can cause this sudden sadness and lack of energy and motivation.Working out, particularly running, is my thing. But for five days I did nothing. And that nothingRead More
Promoting peace and freedom to worship, alleviating poverty and improving his grasp of the Italian language are some of the items atop Ken Hackett’s to-do list as he prepares to become the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.Read More
For 20 years, Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women has presented creative, inspirational, high-quality programming that has touched many lives in the Baltimore area and beyond.Read More
Seventeen years have passed since the milestone birth of Dolly the Sheep, the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult cell, which launched worldwide speculation as to whether humans were next.Read More