Almost everyone these days knows someone who is battling or recovering from a bout of cancer. But it’s not every day you come across someone who has fought cancer a whopping eight times – and lives to tell about it.Read More

The lights of Christmas have pretty much disappeared by now. But I want to thank all of you who decorated. Whether it was a single candle in a window in an elegant home in Homeland, or a light display worthy of Disney World, such as the house on Gittings Avenue, it all made a difference.Read More

VATICAN CITY - Humility and perseverance in prayer is rewarded by a true encounter with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

VATICAN CITY – From smoke signals to the telegraph, from telephones to Facebook, methods for keeping in touch with others far away are helpful, but they are never a substitute for meeting in person, said an Italian Jesuit magazine.Read More

When Sister of Mercy Anne O’Donnell was assigned to St. Joseph School in Cockeysville in 1971 as a teacher, she never believed she would spend 40 years there, 39 of which were as principal.Read More

WASHINGTON – The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has pledged that he and his fellow prelates will work with the incoming administration of Barack Obama and the 111th Congress to “advance the common good and defend the life and dignity of all, especially the vulnerable and poor.”Read More

In October of last year, the Archdiocese of Baltimore learned of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Father John Lippold, 79, a retired priest residing in Baltimore County. The alleged abuse occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s while the priest was serving as Associate Pastor at Ss. Philip & James...Read More

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Parishioners of St. Kilian Church in Farmingdale not only pray for vocations at every Mass, they take their petitions home with them.Read More