Bob Doerfler was an outdoors friend. Walking laps around an urban reservoir, he talked up his large family, his church and the Knights of Columbus.

Bob Doerfler was an outdoors friend. Walking laps around an urban reservoir, he talked up his large family, his church and the Knights of Columbus.

The Catholic Review talks with three lay ministers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore about their calling.
Archbishop William E. Lori will be joined by over 700 supporters of Catholic education at the 5th annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala Saturday, October 19, at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott. The event is expected to raise $800,000 in tuition assistance for students attending Catholic schools. Among those to speak at the event […]

The church can describe itself as “apostolic” only if it shares the Gospel with the world, Pope Francis said Oct. 16 at his weekly general audience.

Christopher Gaul died Oct. 18, 2012. (CR file photo)Kneeling in the small parking garage at Catholic Review headquarters about a decade ago, Christopher Gaul and I went to work changing a flat tire on his small sports utility vehicle. Gaul, my former managing editor, confidently wielded an iron wrench to unloosen lug
Baltimore-area Catholics met at Holy Cross in Federal Hill Oct. 15 to discuss ways of getting parishioners more engaged in the political area.
— 1 —Before Leo started kindergarten, I figured he wouldn’t like homework. I thought he’d resent that his little brother didn’t have any, and that he had to do homework instead of playing with his parents.I was wrong.His little brother begs for his own homework, and I have to create

Twenty-five students from Denmark recently visited Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center.
Comments from you, my readers, are like hot fudge drizzled on vanilla ice cream. I read them and can’t hit “approve” fast enough so I can reply. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to hear from you and to know that we are connecting with one another.Then there’s
I. Introduction Let me begin by thanking you, Bishop Libasci, and the Lawyers’ Guild for so kindly inviting me to take part in this annual Red Mass and for the honor and privilege of preaching at it. I am very happy to join in prayer with all of you who are involved in the practice […]
The Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference was a time of introspection, spiritual growth and sisterhood for nearly 140 women.
Speaking to a group of students earlier this summer, Pope Francis made some stunning assertions about the importance of Christian involvement in the public square.
