It changes every day—sometimes two or three times. “Mama, can I be a pirate?” “I want to be Batman!” “What I really want to be is Peter Rabbit. Or a bank robber! Can I be a bank robber?” For months now, whenever the Halloween conversation came up, I said yes to any costume idea.Read More

St. Ignatius Loyola Academy held a ceremony Oct. 3 to celebrate the renovation of its new school building.Read More

Lauren Kelly and Sydney Borum got the goals Oct. 3, when Archbishop Spalding posted a 2-0 victory over host Mercy in an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference soccer game.Read More

As Marylanders, we are fortunate to live in one of the wealthiest states in the nation. Yet 9.7 percent of the people in our state live in poverty – that’s nearly 560,000 people, including almost 175,000 children.Read More

Thirty-two states have, by large majorities, affirmed the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Even so, some gay activists predict reversing this trend on Election Day 2012 when the citizens in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington vote on the definition of marriage.Read More

The other day I saw a little toddler walking across a field following her daddy. Her steps were cautious and unsteady. She seemed very tentative with each movement.Read More

It is that time of year again. As the temperature cools off, the fall running season is heating up. There are footraces throughout the region that raise funds for various causes. One of those races is the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, which includes the Baltimore marathon, is Oct. 13. The festivalRead More

To commemorate Antietam, Visitation Academy hosted re-enactors and gave tours of its campus Sept. 21-22Read More