College of Notre Dame of Maryland awarded the President’s Medal to the eight young men of Baltimore’s Boys Hope Girls Hope Sept. 25 at the school’s Honors Convocation inside LeClerc Auditorium.Read More

I’ve yet to see anyone reading with a “Kindle” or an I-Pod at the beach, so there may be hope for civilization yet. Summer is meant for real reading. Happily, there’s no lack of informative and amusing new stuff this year.Read More

ESSEX – It once served as a fisherman’s shack on the banks of Norman Creek.Read More

WASHINGTON – The Vatican has given its approval to a new English-language translation of the main constant parts of the Mass, but Catholics in the pew are unlikely to see any of the approved changes at Masses for a while to allow for catechesis on the reasons for the revisions.Read More

WASHINGTON – The execution of a death-row inmate in Kentucky remained on hold indefinitely after a Kentucky judge stopped it over questions raised about the man’s below-average mental abilities and possible problems with the state’s execution process.Read More

VATICAN CITY – It was billed as the Vatican’s effort to “come clean” and reveal secret documents about the mysterious Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order that has inspired ancient legends and modern novels.Read More

They say opposites attract, and that’s definitely the case with Gil and Loretta Hoffman. He’s playful, easygoing and crazy about sports. She’s a more serious, frequent letter writer to local newspapers who has a fondness for classical music and art museums.Read More

Sarah Markiewicz was sitting on her living room floor a year ago when her father, Jeff Markiewicz, noticed that one of her shoulders seemed to be sticking out.Read More