As the recent election cycle wound down to its final days, a common phrase was repeated continuously by the talking heads on the cable news channels.“Ground Game.”“Ground Game” is defined by the strategy and operations of both political parties in deploying supporters across the country – in state and nationalRead More
Tomorrow is the fourth annual Back On My Feet Bash. This will be the second time I have attended the fundraiser and I am looking forward to it – a swanky evening with a silent auction, delicious food, drinks and dancing! The best part is that event proceeds benefit BackRead More
It’s been almost a month since the tree made its way into our home, courtesy of Sandy. The damage to the exterior structure was minimal considering a tree of this magnitude could pulverize every wall of our house and all of its contents with ease. But in this story, theRead More
I wonder about Catholics fixed on one aspect of Church social doctrine (i.e. care for the poor) and focused only on its applicability to government institutions as if they were the answer to the poverty problem.Read More
Every once in a while this question comes up—usually, thank goodness, not within hearing of our children. And I’m always taken aback. I’m not troubled by it just because our children are, in fact, our own. Even if you don’t believe God had a hand in forming our family, two nations,Read More
A funeral Mass for Ursuline Sister Jean Marie Hettinger was offered Nov. 21 at the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel in Louisville, Ky. Sister Jean Marie died Nov. 17. She was 77.Read More
The lengthy Thanksgiving weekend provided yet one more thing to be grateful for – the opportunity to explore a few new things in Baltimore. My husband and I ducked into a back alley near Johns Hopkins, tooled around on bikes in Hampden, and explored an architectural treasure trove near the M&TRead More