Thousands lined Charles and Pratt Streets under cloudless skies March 11 to watch the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.Read More

Late last year, the famous polemist Christopher Hitchens died after a long battle with cancer. Hitchens generated a great deal of controversy with his writings assailing the existence of God and the impact of religion. His book, “God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything,” was a bestseller and earnedRead More

St. Ambrose Catholic School principal Pamela Sanders choked back tears at the thought of her school closing.Read More

 During my conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin (he co-wrote and co-produced it as well) and stars Rachel Hendrix and Shari Rigby, which are highlighted on the blog here, Erwin talked about how he came to his own viewpoints on abortion.October Baby is about an abortion survivor and, ultimately,Read More

Mount St. Mary’s University’s leadership wrote a sharply worded open letter to President Barack Obama in the March 12 Washington Post colaiming the new federal health care mandate compromises thier ability to provide health care in accord to their religious mission.Read More

Baltimore Catholic youths are joining an Occupy movement – not that one, though. The Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage will be held March 31 with the theme, “Occupy Passion/Manifestar Cristo.”Read More

  The Jesuits might have more emotional investment in the NCAA men's basketball tournament than any other group in the country. Of the 68 teams vying for the national championship, six of them are from Jesuit colleges. Crieghton, Gonzaga, Loyola University Maryland, Georgetown, Marquette and Xavier are all run by theRead More

MSNBC photo   Chris Matthews, popular host of MSNBC’s ‘Hardball,’ was in town last week - plugging ‘Elusive Hero,’ his new book on President John F. Kennedy. During a public question-and-answer session following an appearance at the Enoch Pratt Free Library downtown, the tough-talking Matthews struck me as a bit conflicted. While heRead More