The process of repairing the Baltimore basilica is set to begin nearly one year after the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.Read More

The book "Hearts Away, Bombs Away," is a compilation of more than 1,500 letters Vince Gisriel Jr.'s parents exchanged during World War II.Read More

  This past weekend at the O’Dwyer Retreat House in Sparks, I enjoyed a weekend long Calvert Hall peer ministry retreat. The agenda included reviewing what peer ministry is about, attributes of good peer ministers, practicing our “witness talks,” and how to lead junior retreat, small groups and prayer. The retreatRead More

St. Agnes Hospital in Catonsville has been recognized with three awards for quality care for cardiovascular and stroke patients.Read More

Movie celebrates familial love, and leaves a lot to think about.Read More

This film is "as subtle as a runaway freight train," says reviewer.Read More

  As I was thinking of the Feast of the Assumption today, I found myself remembering a small chapel in Guangzhou, China, which John and I have visited on both of our adoption trips to China. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, and there is a small grottoRead More

  When John and I started our adoption journey, our social workers at Catholic Charities told us we should try to connect with other adoptive parents. It would be important, they said, to form relationships with families whose children shared our child’s heritage. It would also be beneficial for our childRead More