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In his story which appeared in the May 9 edition of The Baltimore Sun, reporter Matthew Hay Brown chronicles Maryland’s up and down road to religious freedom by taking readers on a tour of Southern Maryland’s “Religious Freedom Byway.” The journey includes visits to places like Port Tobacco, St. Mary’s City and St. Clement’s Island, where settlers to the new land first arrived in 1634 and where Jesuit Father Andrew White celebrated the first Mass.

For the past month, our Archdiocese has joined other institutions and organizations committed to the safety and well-being of children in recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. While our child protection efforts are our focus throughout the year, it does present an opportunity to reflect on what our Church – primarily through the diligence of those working and volunteering in our parishes and schools – is doing every day to protect the children entrusted to our care from the scourge of sexual abuse.

Difficult it would be to view a more buoyant, life-affirming series of life-size photos adorning a local store window. Smiling babies embraced by grandparents or chuckling invitingly to passersby – it takes up almost half a block on Howard Street in our city – and it is an abortion factory run by Planned Parenthood.

Are you getting enough sleep? Chances are, if you’re like most Americans, the answer is a definite “no.”

I must not have been more than six or seven. My brothers and I would dutifully accompany my mother many a Monday night for the novena of the Miraculous Medal, a strong devotion of the day evidenced by a large parish church half-filled.

Change is coming to Baltimore. I saw it last week when The Baltimore Interfaith Coalition gathered together in the “Vigil Against Violence,” and I saw it the week before that when the new mayor-in-waiting named her transition team.

Approximately 15 years ago, my predecessor, Cardinal William H. Keeler, wisely undertook a process to help the Archdiocese establish a vision statement. This is an important and necessary exercise for any organization because it provides a sense of direction and establishes common goals for those who participate in and support the life and work of the Church.

January 22. It may be just another day for many Americans, but for Catholics and others who value the sanctity of life, it is a once-a-year chance to come together in great numbers and call for an end to legalized abortion and the movement toward a culture of life.

WASHINGTON – Up to 24 U.S. bishops, including two cardinals, could retire because of age this year.