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Last Thursday’s issue of The Catholic Review reported on the 150th anniversary of the Pratt Street Riot in Baltimore, a bitter conflict that resulted in the first blood spilled in the Civil War.The city officially commemorated that event with a procession along Pratt Street this morning.  I had a chance

Ever wonder how your federal tax dollars are really spent? Third Way, a Washington think tank, has come up with a “Federal Tax Receipt Calculator” to help taxpayers discover where their money goes – right down to the last penny. It’s an absolutely fascinating idea. You simply enter your federal tax bill and an instant […]

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has decided the collection taken up at his Holy Thursday evening Mass will be used to help those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.

On April 15, 2010, I completed an eight-night stay in St. Marc, Haiti, with Rodrigue Mortel, deacon, obstetrician and local hero to the children of The Good Samaritans School and their families. On my first morning there, ebullient to be in the presence of a man who embodies the living faith and the hundreds he inspires, I dashed […]

In the next few days you’ll see a story on CatholicReview.org, site of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newspaper, about Maryvale Preparatory School implementing a new Apple iPad program in which students will be getting an iPad 2 in the fall. For now, check out this video of the presentation that took place April 13. Pretty […]

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Father Dietzen, Question and Answer columnist (CR, March 31). I sometimes passed over articles by archbishops and even the pope himself, but I would never think of discarding the latest issue of The Catholic Review without first reading Father Dietzen’s column. He was that good! On several occasions, I sent a question to Father Dietzen; it never made his column, but that did not stop him from answering me via e-mail. He was a truly nice man.

Father Brian Nolan As some of you know, I’m working on a series of articles for The Catholic Review (The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s newspaper) on the Millennial Generation. The first story served as an introduction to the Millennials, an often misunderstood group once called Generation Y. The next part in the series is slated to […]