Many of the speakers were women religious who stressed the need to end the current practice of placing children in detention centers at the border.Read More
FARGO, N.D. – Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo has asked all priests of his diocese to spend at least one hour in prayer before the state’s only abortion facility and to join him in a procession to the facility Sept. 26.Read More
The Catholic Review One of the great joys I have experienced in my visits to parishes and schools in our Archdiocese over the past three-plus years has been the witness of so many dedicated lay Catholics who serve the Church in many and diverse ways. Much of the work of these lay ministers is visible...Read More
In January, members of the Baltimore Archdiocesan Choir received a letter from Archbishop O’Brien’s office stating that the choir will “cease to serve in this role for now.” I found it to be an inadequate treatment of a group that has given faithful service to the archdiocese for the last 26 years.Read More
While Maryland’s school systems have a variety of educational programs for students with special needs throughout the school year, many parents struggle to find something enriching come summer.Read More
The change in fortune for one family in the small village of Agua Caliente, El Salvador, is as concrete as the freshly poured cement floor and new roof of their home. For the Baltimore teens who worked on the decaying house, the personal transformations, though perhaps less tangible, were just as profound. Six Baltimore teens,...Read More
Even in trying times, the 19 high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue their tradition of academic excellence, as evidenced in these four young people who would have been recognized April 23 at the Distinctive Scholars Convocation.Read More