Page 1944 – Archdiocese of Baltimore

The Catholic Review It was 2:00 a.m. I was in the midst of a four-hour layover in the Anchorage, Alaska airport, drowsy and sluggish and looking forward to my connection to Japan to visit our military members and their families. I was in no shape or mood for evangelizing, but off to the side sensed […]

Review: The Hangover Part II

NEW YORK – Let’s save some time here regarding “The Hangover Part II” (Warner Bros.) by recalling how we described its predecessor two years ago: “a 100-minute assault of loutish behavior, violence, racial stereotypes and male nudity strung along a thin plot.”

Editor of Vatican paper says he received miracle from St. Pope Pius X

VATICAN CITY – The editor of the Vatican newspaper said he was cured of a childhood disease through the intercession of St. Pope Pius X.

Jerusalem bishop: Obama’s speeches showed progress, but not enough

JERUSALEM – U.S. President Barack Obama’s two recent speeches on the Mideast showed “some progress,” but they were “not sufficient,” said Bishop William Shomali, chancellor of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Camp Me Too helps young people recover from loss

This week’s Catholic Review features a story about a bereavement camp put on by the Stella Maris Center for Grief and Loss in mid-May. The camp was really moving and I’ve provided a video to give some greater insight into what happened and how the children grew during the weekend.

I Have Come To Serve

“I Have Come to Serve.” The Catholic Review May 26, 2011 It was 2:00 a.m. I was in the midst of a four-hour layover in the Anchorage, Alaska airport, drowsy and sluggish and looking forward to my connection to Japan to visit our military members and their families. I was in no shape or […]

Abuse Report Offers Clarity, Inspires Resolve

Often when the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis is discussed, some defender of the Church will accurately point out that no other institution has done more to study itself and to create safeguards that protect children in the area of sexual abuse. While this may indeed be the case, it should not be a cause […]

New Words

Just when you thought you had the words to the Mass down pat, they go and change them on us! If you’ve been carefully reading your Catholic Review or paying attention to your parish’s bulletin, you likely already know that beginning later this year, many of the words to the prayers English-speaking Catholics—priests and lay […]

Attacks on Religious Freedom

Catholic Review Column May 5, 2011 Title: Attacks on Religious Freedom Still Exist at Home “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government […]

School Sisters help students and Baltimore City blossom

Mother Seton Academyl students scattered containers of vinca, impatiens, spikes and geraniums in a colorful array near the intersection of Greenmount Avenue and 22nd Street May 19 as they scurried to fill flower pots in front of homes.

VIDEO REPORT: Infant of Prague has surprising tie to Baltimore

PRAGUE – Sometimes you have to travel half a world away to discover local angles to stories. While visiting the magnificent Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague this week, I learned that there is a connection between Baltimore and the Infant of Prague – the much-loved statue of the Christ Child located inside the […]

Greetings from Prague