Now that we’re a family of four, we don’t eat out much anymore. There’s the expense, of course. But the real reason is that it can be stressful. Our sons love to eat, so that helps. But making sure they are quietly entertained while we wait for the food to arrive canRead More

A funeral Mass for Sulpician Father Gene Konkel will be offered Sept. 24 at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, Calif. Father Konkel died Sept. 14. He was 81.Read More

  I often hear adults say things like “you’ll remember where you were when _______ happened.” One of these times for me was Sept. 11, 2001. On the day of the terrorist attacks I was in first grade at St. Margaret School in Bel Air. I can remember standing in theRead More

So what is your favorite distraction? Mine has mostly been sports. Over the years I’ve lived and died witht the Orioles, the then ‘Baltimore’ Colts, and now the Ravens.Read More