The first time Father Tyson Wood went on a ground convoy after arriving in Iraq earlier this summer, a roadside bomb exploded nearby. No one was hurt and no significant damage was sustained, but the incident was a sudden and sobering reminder that the 40-year-old military chaplain’s ministry would be one of his most challenging...Read More
People might look at the Loyola Blakefield’s stately Towson campus and think the students who attend there can easily afford the $16,845 tuition, which includes fees.Read More
For 20 years, former school parent Arlene King has enriched the celebration of Black History Month at Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, by creating an exhibit for the students.Read More
I was disappointed to read Cardinal Carlo Martini’s public statements about his unwillingness to celebrate the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal (often referred to as the Latin Mass) which Pope Benedict XVI approved for wider use in his recent Motu Proprio. (CR, Aug. 9).Read More
DENVER – The archbishop of Quebec told members of the Knights of Columbus gathered in Denver for their convention he hoped they would be transformed, just as the first disciples had been transformed at the Transfiguration.Read More
WASHINGTON – Economists from Catholic institutions worldwide may differ in their approach to solutions for the economic crisis, but all agree a global strategy is required.Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the second highest ranking official at the Vatican, pointed to the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville as an example of the vitality of the Catholic Church in the United States. Cardinal Bertone, who is secretary of state, was in Nashville to attend the 125th annual national convention...Read More
WASHINGTON - When it comes to issues of religious freedom, Bill Donohue thinks the Obama administration has put religious employers between a rock and a hard place.Read More
Kevin Healey made his way through a room full of Baltimore Blast sponsors inside 1st Mariner Arena Feb. 20, shaking hands with nearly every one.Read More
Russell Shaw’s recent column (“Catholics Not Claiming to Be Better Than Others,” CR Aug. 2) was one of the best efforts I have seen so far in trying to explain the supposed true motives of Pope Benedict’s recent attempt to drive home the point that the Catholic Church is special in the eyes of God.Read More
The line inside St. Ignatius Church July 29 started in the parish hall and stretched all the way upstairs into the church narthex. Hundreds of people came to see Father James Martin, the Jesuit priest who has become one of America’s most well-known clergyman and have him sign a copy of his bestselling book “The...Read More
After reading about the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility’s “green” index” (CR, Feb. 26), I was struck by the fact that I was reading this article on paper that is distributed by carbon-emitting U.S. Postal Service vehicles.Read More