Like most Catholic journalists, I’ve been doing as much reading as possible about the church and the papal transition since Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 he would renounce the papacy at the end of February. I’ve been through four papal transitions in my life (but only one while working for the Catholic press),Read More

The somewhat cool evening air did nothing to dampen the spirits of the faithful who descended upon Annapolis Monday for the annual March for Life activities. The evening began with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Lori at St. Mary’s, at which I was privileged to assist by reading the Gospel andRead More

Where are you going to be tonight? Right, I’ll see you at the Maryland March for Life.With the current situation in Washington, it is unlikely that any pro-life initiatives are going to be successful on the national level. It is, therefore, important to push small, incremental changes on the stateRead More

— 1 —I’ve had a drink machine installed in our minivan. The boys are always asking for drinks during our commute. I was tired of saying no, so I started taking requests instead. I press an invisible button on the van’s ceiling and the boys can have whatever they want—orangeRead More