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A single step

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Confucius   Even before we got married, it was always in the back of our minds. We’d try to become parents the usual way. If God didn’t send us children by birth, we could adopt. It sounded simple enough. As years passed
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My personal Lenten goal

As we all know, Ash Wednesday recently kicked off the season of Lent.   One of the activities hosted by the Campus Ministry department at Calvert Hall is Lenten Small Groups. Starting before school and running through homeroom, about 350 students gather in small groups with friends and a faculty member to share their
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Sky gazing is good for the soul

  God is a masterful artist. As I left my health club the other day and walked through the parking lot to my car, for some reason unbeknownst to me, I looked up toward the heavens. And there it was. I was staring at a breathtaking sunset sky, complete with bright orange, light pink
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Maryvale Preparatory names first lay president

Tracey Ford has been named the first lay president of Maryvale Preparatory School. Ford succeeds Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Shawn Marie Maguire, who has been president and headmistress of the Brooklandville school since 1981.
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Video: Merciful meals at Baltimore landmark

This month I take on hospital food at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Lenten themes of healing, faith and food can come together perfectly in a hospital cafeteria, especially if it’s named after God’s mercy.
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Hibernians honor housing pioneer

When the simmering mortgage crisis boiled over in 2008, Vinnie Quayle – near the end of a long career of fighting the good fight – was tired.
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Video: St. Stephen students share the spirit

Nearly 300 students from St. Stephen School in Bradshaw completed an outreach project and more in an annual Lenten retreat.
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Celibacy demands staking one’s life on Christ

Father Joseph Breighner reflects on Father Joe Cote's life.
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October Baby cast and crew thank Mount de Sales

I got the chance to sit down for an interview with October Baby co-director/writer/producer Jon Erwin and two of the stars of the film earlier today down in Washington. The movie comes out March 23, but I saw a sneak preview about a month ago. Thanks to the interviews today,
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Religious Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Repeal State’s Death Penalty

Religious leaders joined other death penalty opponents March 7 to speak before a general assembly committee in support of Senate Bill 872, which would repeal the death penalty in Maryland.
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Bel Air parish comes up big at Scout Mass

Of the more than 450 youths and a dozen adults who were honored at the 81st annual Archdiocesan Scout Mass March 4 at St. Casimir Church a group of Boy Scouts from Harford County were most noticeable.
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