“I Have Come to Serve.” The Catholic Review May 26, 2011 It was 2:00 a.m. I was in the midst of a four-hour layover in the Anchorage, Alaska airport, drowsy and sluggish and looking forward to my connection to Japan to visit our military members and their families. I was in no shape or...Read More
Often when the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis is discussed, some defender of the Church will accurately point out that no other institution has done more to study itself and to create safeguards that protect children in the area of sexual abuse. While this may indeed be the case, it should not be a cause...Read More
Just when you thought you had the words to the Mass down pat, they go and change them on us! If you’ve been carefully reading your Catholic Review or paying attention to your parish’s bulletin, you likely already know that beginning later this year, many of the words to the prayers English-speaking Catholics—priests and lay...Read More
Catholic Review Column May 5, 2011 Title: Attacks on Religious Freedom Still Exist at Home “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government...Read More
Mother Seton Academyl students scattered containers of vinca, impatiens, spikes and geraniums in a colorful array near the intersection of Greenmount Avenue and 22nd Street May 19 as they scurried to fill flower pots in front of homes.Read More
PRAGUE – Sometimes you have to travel half a world away to discover local angles to stories. While visiting the magnificent Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague this week, I learned that there is a connection between Baltimore and the Infant of Prague – the much-loved statue of the Christ Child located inside the...Read More
Can't go to Prague without tasting a Czech beer. PRAGUE – Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski’s pilgrimage to Europe has landed in Prague. I haven’t had a free moment to post, but stay tuned for a video report on the Infant of Prague, located at the Church of Our Lady Victorious. Should be up later today. ...Read More
Resurrection-St. Paul School in Ellicott City celebrated Father Michael Triplett, associate pastor of Church of the Resurrection, May 24 after finding out he would be moving on to a new parish in early July. Father Triplett was known to dress up in wacky costumes and go to extraordinary lengths to support the school. He even...Read More