NEW ORLEANS – Fifteen years in the Amazon rain forest and a stint on the “Wild Kingdom” television show ultimately brought Stan Brock to a different sort of adventure: providing medical, dental, vision and even veterinary care to hundreds of thousands of people and animals who need it.Read More
Dennis Meehan, a 22-year principal of Bishop Ludden High School in Syracuse, N.Y., has been appointed by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as principal of The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, effective in July. Mr. Meehan, who was chosen by a five-member search committee of experienced educators in the Baltimore area, succeeds Dr. B. Curtis Turner,...Read More
When Religious Sister of Mercy Carol Wheeler was teaching her introduction to philosophical thinking class during the 2004-2005 school year, she had many seniors who furthered discussion each day in the advanced, invitation-only course.Read More
WASHINGTON – Five years after the Department of Homeland Security was created as an umbrella agency, its handling of immigration-related situations came in for harsh criticism at an immigration law and policy conference May 20.Read More
WASHINGTON – An official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized the U.S. Senate’s “fixation on destructive research” after the Senate passed a bill that would provide federal funding for stem-cell research involving the destruction of human embryos. “Many members of Congress remain dazzled by irresponsibly hyped promises of ‘miracle cures’ from the destruction...Read More
WASHINGTON – An enthusiastic clamor of supporters rallied for immigration reform at a June 4 town hall meeting, though a subtext of frustration arose around the postponement of a meeting with President Barack Obama.Read More
PITTSBURGH – Manfred Honeck, the new music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, said he has come to understand how God has worked in his life and led him to where he is.Read More
At the final Mass at World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne, Germany, Pope Benedict XVI announced to the crowd that the 2008 World Youth Day will take place in Sydney, Australia. Since then the country has been planning for the big event. On April 10, Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of...Read More
On that memorable day, when Elizabeth Lange met Sulpician Father James Joubert, providence was at work. Father Joubert expressed his need for help in instructing the black children in religious education, and Elizabeth was willing to offer that help. Likewise, Elizabeth mentioned to Joubert that for 10 years she had the desire to offer her...Read More
Dr. Mary Pat Seurkamp, president of College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, received a Leader in Education Award from the YWCA of Greater Baltimore.Read More
The nation and American Catholics both can help keep Iraq from sliding into chaos once U.S. troops leave the country at the end of the year, said two U.S. bishops who visited Iraq for four days in October.Read More
School Sister of Notre Dame Mary Agnes Klug loved the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and the school’s community felt the same way about her.Read More