One of my guilty pleasures in the summer is ending a work day that began early with a rapid walk around the golf course. On May 14, after the most recent issue of the Catholic Review had gone to bed, I went home, let Nelly the mutt out back, thenRead More
Anne Arundel County State Sen. James DeGrange was educated in a Catholic school decades ago, but the values-based education he received as a youth has stuck with him.Read More
The most disturbing news this spring regarding human nature was not announced with violent video, but with cold numbers in a long-range governmental study.Read More
Re Christopher Gunty’s editorial on capital punishment, “Justice or vengeance?," the banning of capital punishment, which is supported by Gunty and the bishops (in Baltimore and the USCCB), is inconsistent with the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Read More
Sharon Bialek, mother of Father Mark S. Bialek, pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord in Laurel, died May 20 from injuries she sustained after being struck by a car May 18.Read More
If I had been paying attention, I would have noticed the burning smell as I was driving to pick up the boys. It wasn’t until I reached the school and got out of the car that I saw smoke coming from the hood.That couldn’t be good.I called my husband, whoRead More
Not an optimist, Murphy said, "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."We often laugh ironically in my family that whenever Murphy's Law strikes, it hits Murphys tenfold. But the reality is not so funny.My daughter Katie was hospitalized last November for eight days with stomach ulcers. She's only 24.Read More
— 1 —On Mother’s Day morning Leo and I went to Mass together. When we got home, he asked for paper and scissors and cut out a heart for me. Then his little brother had to do it, too, though he needed a bit more help. Those cut-out hearts, alongRead More
The key problem in everyone's relationship with God is not that they sin, but that they are not ashamed of their sin and don't ask forgiveness, Pope Francis said.Read More
Today I celebrated my 4th annual participation in National Bike to Work Day. In case you aren't familiar with this awesome day, it occurs every year, on the third Friday in May. May is also National Bike Month.So, to celebrate Bike to Work Day, "pit stops" were set up aroundRead More