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In the first full chapter of his exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis offers us important clues to the real change he has in mind.

When John and I started writing notes for the boys’ lunches, we drew simple pictures and added a few words: “Have a great day at school!” or “Have a fun day!”Somewhere along the way, the boys started asking for different messages to match the drawings. The notes changed to “Have a

     Social media loves Thursdays. On Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram you will see lots of nostalgic photos being posted with the hashtag “tbt” or “ThrowbackThursday.” (#tbt #ThrowbackThursday)Like a walk down memory lane, lots of people are posting old photos that bring a smile to their faces on Thursdays. It has become

Barbara P. Canavan, a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg and Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, was named superintendent of Harford County Public Schools Feb. 24.

About a month ago my sister called with fantastic news: my 10-year-old niece landed the lead in Oliver. We were all excited, and John and I started talking about going as a family to see her perform.Flickr/Jeroen KrahThen it hit me. Oliver is about orphaned children growing up in poverty.

Baby food containers have changed dramatically since I began spooning puree into my children’s mouths in 2009. With Collin, it was glass jars. With Frank, plastic tubs. And now that Leo is getting ready to eat solid food, the pouch is all the rage.Those little jars I got for Collin

 Last week I met a Jesuit who lives in Manhattan. Fr. Fred Pellegrini is a vocation promoter who was visiting Loyola University Maryland, and we ended up sitting down to talk.“Your vocation isn’t your career,” Fr. Pellegrini told me. “It’s about something much deeper within yourself. You might be a