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I made it to Madrid with the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s delegation for World Youth Day! I’ll be posting videos and audio very soon! Keep it here!

Because the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Monday this year, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted. The faithful, however, are encouraged to attend Mass on the Aug. 15 feast day.

*Cristo Rey Jesuit High School $2,500

Be sure to tune into Comedy Central tonight to watch  Jesuit Father James Martin make another of his hilarious appearances on the “Colbert Report.” Father Martin, culture editor of America Magazine, has become known as the “chaplain” to the Colbert Report. His appearances on the popular program are always a lot of fun. Tonight’s topic […]

WASHINGTON – The deaths of 30 U.S. service members and eight Afghanis in the crash of a U.S. military helicopter in Afghanistan are another “reminder of the terrible tragedy of war and its toll on all people,” said the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

“Gov. backs same-sex marriage” (CR, July 28) did not challenge his claim that his Catholic school education allowed him to define the difference between a “ceremony in a courthouse and a sacrament as defined by organized religion.” Gov. Martin J. O’Malley appears to be not interested in what the citizens or God want. It was the voice of the people, raised in moral outrage, that defeated the bill the last time.

The Catholic Review had its annual Summer Reading issue a few weeks ago, and putting it together gave me an opportunity to review my recent reading list and give thanks for good writers, and the family, friends and co-workers who keep giving me good reads on Christmas, Birthday, Father’s Day, etc. Moving backward, here’s what […]