John H. Weetenkamp III, interim president of Loyola Blakefield in Towson for the 2012-13 school year, has taken leave because of family health issues.Read More

The Vatican dismissed claims that Pope Francis played a direct role in the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests during Argentina's murderous military dictatorship.Read More

UPDATED: The Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation to repeal the state’s death penalty March 15Read More

The surprise election of Pope Francis was “good news, good news,” according to Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, archbishop emeritus of Baltimore.Read More

Jesuits in the Archdiocese of Baltimore can’t help but feel some pride that Pope Francis has become the first Jesuit pope.Read More

Over the last several years, I have been assisting an older lady as she slowly develops dementia. With the assistance of her doctors and lawyer, I have assumed Power of Attorney and Medical Power of Attorney as she has slowly been less and less able to function cognitively.Read More

Habemus Papam! Where were you when those words were spoken? In history’s most indelible moments, people remember where they were when they heard the news. I remember my parents saying they were roaming around somewhere on the campus of Indiana University when they heard that President John Kennedy was assassinated inRead More

Since Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI announced his retirement last month, the world was full of questions. People wanted to know why he chose to do something that hasn't been done in 600 years. He said his health compromised his ability to do his job and I can sympathize with that.JustRead More