We're back!After more than a month of transition, The Welcome Matt blog is finally hosted on CatholicReview.org exclusively.  We'll be doing many of the same things you enjoyed before: news and views on the 'young church,' in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond with video, audio, pictures and the writtenRead More

Students at St. John the Evangelist School in Severna Park reflected on taking a leap of faith with their values.Read More

St. Agnes Hospital is purchasing the property where the former Cardinal Gibbons High School is located.Read More

“Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” offers a positive message about caring for God’s creation while also respecting the needs of others.Read More

 Brian Williams took time from his nightly newscast earlier this month to announce that comedian Russell Brand had filed for divorce from singer Katy Perry, ending a marriage that had barely cleared the one-year mark.The news was part of a ping-pong pop-culture recap that ended with Williams describing the latestRead More

I would like to dedicate this first post to my grandfather who recently passed away. He was very fond of nature and loved watching birds from his window. I took this photograph of a hummingbird from his patio while he watched me from his window last summer. Every time IRead More

The parable of the sower recounts the story of an individual sowing seeds on rocky soil, amid thorns, and on good soil. The seeds that fell on rocky soil died due to their inability to grow roots, the seeds that grew near the thorns were choked by the thorns andRead More

John and I always hoped for children. We prayed for a family as we practiced natural family planning. We just didn’t know how long it would take to become parents.I remember talking to one kind, well-intentioned priest. “Pray to St. Gerard,” he told me in his most reassuring voice, echoingRead More