The letter headlined “Don’t glorify death and dismemberment” (CR, May 31) treats as a freebie the price paid to free the slaves in the Civil War, the cost in personnel and material to defeat the Axis in WWII, and the effort which drove the Soviet Union to bankruptcy and defeat in the Cold War.Read More
Our sons are lucky to have two aunts who are librarians—and one of them is a children’s librarian. Somehow the latest and greatest books always find their way into our boys’ hands. When Leo says, “Mama, we haven’t read The King’s Stilts in a while,” or when Daniel wants moreRead More
About a year ago, I wrote a story for the Catholic Review about Mark Viviano and his brother, Tony, who was was on a path to becoming a priest. You can read that story hereFor those of you who don't know, Mark is the sports director and anchor of WJZ-13,Read More
A few weeks ago Leo got an invitation to a friend’s birthday at a store where you make your own stuffed animal. There were a few long weeks, but finally, finally, finally it was the day of the party.While his preschool classmates picked rainbow bears and rabbits and dogs, LeoRead More
At 37 weeks, a baby is considered full term. At 37 weeks, that baby’s mother is usually done with being pregnant. I took a survey of my friends on Facebook and determined that most women agree that the last few weeks of pregnancy are agonizing. The question I posed wasRead More
A few years ago, a family friend from France visited us for a few days, and in an effort to expose him to American culture, we took him to a baseball game. Expectations were high as we drove to New York to attend a highly contentious game between the YankeesRead More
Just three years ago I walked in the same shoes as the 2012 eighth grade graduates of the St. Margaret School in Bel Air. This time next year, I'll be graduating high school. As a rising senior I can say that the time I've spent in high school has flown by.OneRead More
The Archbishop Spalding community and students are mourning the June 7 death of football coach Mike Whittles, who suffered through nearly two years of Stage IV pancreatic cancer.Read More