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This past weekend my husband and I went on a tour of (mostly) historic homes all decked-out for Christmas in Frederick. I “ooh”ed and “aah”ed at the lovely decorations, he puzzled over the architectural details, and we both admired the beautiful spaces, generally.In one of the houses, a volunteer answered

It has been advised by many a wise sage, many a saint, and many of good spiritual counsel that it is good from time to time to pray “out of your experience.” My daily experience of late has been living with a tiny black-furred, hyper-spastic Pomeranian puppy, who, by the

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which celebrates the dogma that Mary was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception, will be celebrated Dec. 8.

I’ve never been good at waiting, but the wait to become a mother was the hardest wait of all.Years passed before we found ourselves on the path to adoption.Then more time passed as we filled out paperwork, met with our social worker, wrote our autobiographies, welcomed a health inspector into

I’ve never been good at waiting, but the wait to become a mother was the hardest wait of all.Years passed before we found ourselves on the path to adoption.Then more time passed as we filled out paperwork, met with our social worker, wrote our autobiographies, welcomed a health inspector into

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With gratitude to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, I warmly welcome the appointment of Monsignors Mark Brennan and Adam Parker as auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Baltimore