When Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, hosted the Cavalier Open Golf Tournament at Compass Pointe Golf Course in Pasadena Oct. 10, the committee was proud to report more than $100,000 was raised to benefit the school’s athletic programs.Read More

In his letter, Michael Dausch (CR, June 28) angrily judges President Bush and dismisses the president’s principled stands on protecting human life, marriage and the family.Read More

The election last week of Senator Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States was, indeed, a historic day for our nation. His election as the first African-American to hold the office of president is a significant step forward for a country that continues to heal from the wounds inflicted by the sin of...Read More

Where else would Jeff Cheevers be on a steaming hot day in June, but in a sweltering gymnasium full of kids, basketballs and whistles. Cheevers, the athletic director and head basketball coach for The Cardinal Gibbons School, Baltimore, loves hoops and he loves kids, as evidenced in his first year of rolling out the Jeff...Read More

WASHINGTON – Nonprofit organizations, often seen as the last bastion separating people from poverty, may find themselves on shakier financial footing because of the current economic upheaval, a panelist suggested during a Nov. 4 forum in Washington sponsored by the Urban Institute.Read More

HONG KONG – Some church leaders in China who have read Pope Benedict XVI’s letter to mainland Catholics say they feel positive about it and are willing to heed the pontiff’s call for unity. Many Catholics contacted by the Asian church news agency UCA News said they needed time to digest the lengthy and theological...Read More

What will be important to us 25 years after we have died? I ask that question because Nov. 10 marks the 25th anniversary of my mother’s death. The woman whom I could not imagine living without, at one point in life, is in fact someone I have lived without for 25 years!Read More

WASHINGTON – Approximately 70 leaders of youth, young adult and campus ministries from 13 U.S. dioceses met June 25-29 in Washington to discuss ways of more effectively inviting the youths of the Catholic Church into leadership positions within the church. The leaders met at a training institute held by the Washington Theological Union.Read More