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Everywhere we turned, there was someone singing or playing music. It was an incredible experience and here’s a short compilation I put together for The Catholic Review of some random music moments during the 10 days.

I find it irksome, even troubling, that we should choose to treat so cavalierly the feast day of his Mother on which God deigned to end World War II (Victory Over Japan Day, Aug. 15, 1945) and the socialist and totalitarian monstrosities of that period. Excuses are given for “moving” the feast of the Assumption, but there are no real reasons. We all share an obligation in gratitude which should be publicly rendered to both God and his Blessed Mother whom we adopted so long ago as our national patron.

It’s been two days since I’ve returned to my life in Baltimore. The days of World Youth Day in Madrid seem like a year ago now as I get back to the daily grind of work, but I just thought I’d let all the kids know I’m missing following them and sharing their stories with […]

In Maryland, male and female couples are free to live in a communal relationship without benefit of a legal document of marriage and can obtain documents from the court giving them control of medical and financial decisions pertaining to their partner. A marriage license is not necessary.

I am writing in response to Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s letter to Gov. Martin O’Malley concerning gay marriage. I was raised Catholic by a family that believes being gay is a sin. My legal beliefs, in the separation of church and state, that America is not a country that has second-class citizens and that treating gay people unequally is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment, are unshakable.

Todd Whitaker speaks Aug. 22 at the Convocation of Catholic Schools in Baltimore. (CR Staff/George P. Matysek Jr.) Do you know how you come across to others?  If you do, there’s a good chance you are highly effective in your job and other areas of your life.  If not, well, you might want to make […]

Check out homilies and teachings from Archbishop Dolan, World Youth Day attendees, music of the marchers and archdiocesan priests. It’s all here in mp3 format. Father Marty’s homily The Sounds of World Youth Day Archbishop Dolan’s first catechesis talk Mount de Sales Grace Woo Mount de Sales student Veronica Zoeckler

Students from all-girls school Mount de Sales Academy attended World Youth Day in Madrid and I got to catch up with them after they met with Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. They got to share their spiritual experiences, impressions and hopes for life after World Youth Day. Here are three separate audio files with their thoughts. […]

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien met with Archdiocese of Baltimore’s young pilgrims a few hours after Pope Benedict XVI’s closing Mass at World Youth Day. He asked the kids what they’ve learned, how they’ll change and what lessons Pope Benedict XVI imparted. He shared his own thoughts as well. Mount de Sales Academy was there as […]

Father Martin Nocchi during his homily in Avila (Photo by Matt Palmer/The Catholic Review) Earlier today, I posted a video of Father Marty Nocchi learning a Dougie dance from kids at World Youth Day in Madrid. Well, there’s another side to Father Marty. He delivered a brief, strong homily to young people from Baltimore in […]