A funeral Mass for Sister M. Gabriel Kane, a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered Jan. 21 in Scranton, Pa.Read More
Times have changed since my days in grade school in a Chicago suburb. Back then, our school was staffed by about a dozen nuns and a similar number of lay teachers. The parish was staffed by three or four priests at a time, including the one primarily assigned to ministry at the hospital within the...Read More
Last weekend was beautiful, particularly mild for mid-to-late January. The sun was shining, the sky was a brilliant blue and the blast of frigid air had not yet traveled east. I took advantage of the nice weather Sunday afternoon – before the Ravens game, of course – and went for aRead More
As a mother of two boys who are 25 months apart, I feel for Jackie Harbaugh. We have an ongoing discussion in our house—who gets the bigger piece of watermelon, who gets more noodles in his soup, and which one gets to climb into the car first. I try to remain impartial,Read More
When the flu season struck the Baltimore area immediately after the holidays, the pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Parkton suspended the distribution of the Precious Blood during Mass.Read More
I’ve been reading a ton of books and listening to audio programs on goal setting, personal development and priorities. It’s great stuff and I’m usually drawn to experts like Brian Tracy and Chalene Johnson.One of the audio programs I wanted to go back to was Chalene Johnson’s Car Smart series;Read More
Serving purple cauliflower for Purple Friday last week was such a hit that I decided this week we’d take it to a new level. And ever since I found an immersion blender under the Christmas tree this year—my husband does, indeed, read my blog— I have been wanting to make soup.Read More
Why give data (CR, Jan. 10) about how many Catholics are in Congress along with another photo of Nancy Pelosi? Why not give us the truth as to how these Catholic representatives really vote?Read More
Re the letter titled “Don’t disarm the innocent” (CR, Jan. 10), restricting guns from law-abiding citizens (exclusive of the mentally ill) is an assault on our rights as Americans that cannot be tolerated.Read More