Father Michael J. Roach is among the likely very few who claim not to have been surprised by Pope Benedict’s Feb. 11announcment of his resignation.Read More
This Valentine’s Day, while everyone else is wearing red and exchanging gifts, Patrick and I will be celebrating the love we share in black and white. We aren’t cynics who perceive Valentine’s Day to be the artificial byproduct of commercial glut. In fact, we look forward to honoring the patronRead More
A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Sister Regina Loughlin was offered Jan. 5 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.Read More
I join the rest of the world today in complete disbelief about the news I heard the minute after my alarm radio went off: Pope Benedict plans to resign. As the historians assess his legacy, I'm reflecting on the blessing of a few encounters with the man who benefited fromRead More
In 1988, a group of about two dozen young Catholic journalists joined the first of what would become nearly annual “summer universities” sponsored by the International Network of Young Journalists, which was part of the International Catholic Union of the Press (known by its French initials UCIP). Bringing people fromRead More
I’ve been trying to decide what to do during Lent this year.I had wanted to give something up, but in my attempt to make 2013 a healthier year, I feel as if I’ve already sacrificed most of my food and drink vices—and not for spiritual reasons.So I had decided toRead More
Can you believe that it will be Ash Wednesday in four days? Time passes by so quickly. It seems like the boxes of Christmas decorations just went back to the attic. And we were finally getting used to the green chasubles at Mass. But in a few short days weRead More
The Archdiocese of Baltimore experienced a $12.6 million deficit at the close of the 2011-2012 fiscal year, according to an annual report released to the Catholic Review at the end of January.Read More