NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI’s April 18 visit to the United Nations “is eagerly awaited because the pope is seen as a moral authority offering clear guidance on the foundational values of life and of human society,” said the Vatican’s U.N. ambassador.Read More
Tonight I celebrated a funeral Mass for a 5-month old fetus. His name was Daniel. His parents and three brothers had looked forward to the new addition to their family. A week-and-a-half ago the mother, we’ll call her Maria, began having complications. Four days later delivery was induced, but the child could not be saved....Read More
It is sad that so many Catholic children and their families left the parish Catholic schools of Baltimore. These schools were “real” Catholic schools, because the student population was mostly Catholic.Read More
ANNAPOLIS – Carrying neon yellow glow-sticks and posters in support of pregnant women, hundreds of pro-life supporters marched through the streets of downtown Annapolis March 13 to call attention to the sanctity of life.Read More
VATICAN CITY - Schools where Christians and Muslims study together, as they do at many Catholic schools in the Middle East, should be supported and cherished by both communities because they promote dialogue and lead to real friendships, said dialogue participants.Read More
A country preacher once reminded us that, “Everything in the universe moves, when there is hope in the air.” The observation seems true as we begin 2009 with the inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States.Read More
Nicholas Sabo will graduate from high school this spring, but he’s done plenty of teaching as well as learning. The 21-year-old, who attends South River High School in Edgewater and is a parishioner of Holy Family, Davidsonville, has cerebral palsy.Read More
Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot is stepping down as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore to take on a new role as director of a new archdiocesan office for worship.Read More
“He is well known around the Mount for his impersonations of teachers and during his spare time, you can most likely find him at the race track.”Read More
PHILADELPHIA – The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was filled Jan. 5 for the funeral Mass of Dr. John P. Pryor, 42, a U.S. Army Reserve major and the trauma program director for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Read More