When it came to choosing the Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year for 2011, it was a no-brainer –at least for the foundation’s then co-president, Susan Manekin.Read More
February is national Black History Month and as such, we will take another ride along the black history trail, highlighting memorable events relating to black Catholic history in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
A group of four Catholic physicians in Catonsville found it particularly appropriate to have relics from St. Gianna Molla installed in their Catonsville offices on Nov. 13.Read More
WASHINGTON – More U.S. Catholics are attending Masses at fewer parishes staffed by a rapidly declining corps of priests, according to a new report on “The Changing Face of U.S. Catholic Parishes.”Read More
WASHINGTON – Eighteen individuals with expertise in anti-poverty initiatives and poverty reform efforts have put forth a multitiered proposal that they say can help reduce poverty for Americans living on the margins.Read More
Network 2000, a Maryland organization promoting the advancement of women in business, awarded grants to two local programs last month during its annual Women of Excellence luncheon.Read More
My good friend, Jim Haas – historian, writer, musician, religious educator, etc. – offered a great quote to me. He said: “To think that the universe came to be by chance (that order comes from chaos) is comparable to believing that we could throw all the parts of a Lexus up into the air, and...Read More
BALTIMORE – In his last official address as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., urged a leadership style that does not measure success “moment to moment” but instead follows the example of Jesus and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.Read More
WASHINGTON – Eight years ago Carolyn Woo was like many Catholics when it came to knowing about the work of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services.Read More
WASHINGTON – Beverly Eckert, a victim of the Feb. 12 plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y., was en route to present a scholarship award in honor of her late husband at Jesuit-run Canisius High School in Buffalo.Read More
VATICAN CITY – Being a Catholic and sharpening one’s intellect through higher education are not mutually exclusive, Pope Benedict XVI told a group of Catholic students.Read More