Ending a yearlong sabbatical, Monsignor Jay F. O’Connor, 64, will become pastor of Our Lady of the Fields July 1.Read More

After ministering as pastor of St. Clare in Essex since 2009, Father C. Lou Martin, 63, will become pastor of Holy Trinity, Church of the Crucifixion and Church of the Good Shepherd, all in Glen Burnie, July 1.Read More

Yesterday, June 27, about 1,200 members of the Naval Academy class of 2017 reported for Induction Day (or I-Day as we really call it). It’s a day unlike any other and is always remembered for the impact it has on your life, no matter how long you stay at theRead More

Going to a Catholic high school has many great benefits (too many to name!), one of which is the Office of Campus Ministry. Campus Ministry at Calvert Hall is responsible for Masses and prayer services, community service, service immersion trips, retreats, and managing the student peer ministers. Along with theseRead More

— 1 —So much for the family that prays together stays together. Last weekend we tried a new approach for taking the children to Mass: Divide and conquer.After less-than-stellar behavior the Sunday before, we decided to go to Mass as a family—but sit separately. I sat on one side ofRead More

Archbishop William E. Lori, archbishop of Baltimore, today issued the following statement responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions striking down Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act.Read More

If you haven’t seen “Wreck-It Ralph,” you’re welcome to come to our house - not to watch the movie itself, but for a demonstration of the plot. In the 2012 Disney animated picture, protagonist Ralph instinctively (and not maliciously) breaks everything he comes into contact with, while Fix-it Felix earnsRead More

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional in a 5-4 decision in U.S. v. Windsor.Read More