Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien was among the hundreds of people at the annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage through the streets of Baltimore City March 31. The cardinal, who led his final pilgrimage as the head of the archdiocese, helped carry a large wooden cross for severalRead More
Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien used his final chance to lead the Archdiocese of Baltimore Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage to remind attendees that love is rarely easy and is always selfless.The cardinal delivered the reflection during the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament March 31 at the Basilica of the NationalRead More
Why blog about “The Hunger Games?” Everyone is talking about it? Including fellow Catholic Review blogger Matt Palmer. I don’t read much fiction, but this book has kept my attention and truly drawn me into the life of Katniss Everdeen, the book’s heroine and narrator. The Hunger Games is anRead More
I rarely have lunchtime plans. So, when my mother and brother invited me to join them — and my nephews and younger son — for the Rally for Religious Freedom at noon March 23, I went. After all, besides my passion for the issue itself, I didn’t want to miss Daniel’sRead More
Two religious orders from Maryland were among the 62 religious congregations in 17 states to receive grants from SOAR! (Support Our Aging Religious).Read More
Last week, I was talking with several friends after a Theology on Tap session on secularism. We were discussing several hot-button issues: the HHS mandate, decline of Catholic education, relationship of church and state and so on. The conversation finally settled on the controversial same-sex marriage law, which recently passedRead More
Being in a car accident is always a terrifying experience. Throw in a 2-year-old, the absence of your spouse who is away on business, and a belly seven months swollen with child, and the terror only escalates.The goal was to take my son to Port Discovery to visit the CliffordRead More
NBA.com Many media members covering New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin were falling all over themselves to come up with puns related to his name in February. Lin, who is of Taiwanese heritage, became a major NBA story when he came off the bench and began leading the Knicks toRead More
Even before we met Leo in China, John and I had agreed that we wanted him to have at least one sibling. I’m the third child of six and John is the youngest of seven, so an only childhood seemed rather lonely. Because Leo made such a surprisingly smooth transition to our family,Read More