William Harris Jr., president of the National Association of Holy Name Societies (NAHNS) and a parishioner of Our Lady of the Fields, Millersville, recently announced that Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski has been named the new episcopal moderator for the association.Read More
The pope recently initiated a year of faith for all Catholics, and he is well aware that in today’s society faith has a reputation as being unreliable and geared toward individuals who are uneducated. Faith is often contrasted with reason, more specifically science, which is held to be the mostRead More
When John and I started on our adoption journey, I didn’t have many expectations of the other adoptive parents we would encounter. But I did assume that most of them—like us—would have experienced infertility. What we discovered was that many couples were in a similar position to ours. But we alsoRead More
Maryland and Maine were the first two U.S. states to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote Nov. 6, breaking a 32-state streak of the public voting in favor of marriage remaining a union of one man and one woman.Read More
While many people were handing out candy and going to parties Oct. 31, I went to a very special service at my parish, SS Philip and James – The Vigil of All Saints.Now, I am a fan of Halloween. I think it’s fun to see people try to scare eachRead More
Last Thursday, Catholics around the world celebrated the feast of All Saints. As a school community, Calvert Hall gathered to reflect on sainthood and the call for each of us to be holy. As Ben Capone, a senior at Calvert Hall, shared with us at Mass, "The call to holiness begins withRead More
Josephite Father John George Harfmann, who had served St. Peter Claver, Baltimore, and St. Pius V, Harlem Park, died Oct. 30 after a long illness. He was 77.Read More