The door closed unexpectedly on the gymnastics career of Ally Schuessler. The ending of one chapter, however, led to the beginning of a love for another sport.Read More

This past Saturday, approximately 1,100 people came together at the Baltimore Convention Center to raise money for tuition assistance for the children of our Catholic schools. If those who attended the third annual Archdiocese of Baltimore Gala were as impressed by the program as I was, they left the event with far more than they...Read More

ASSISI, Italy - Taking 300 religious leaders with him on pilgrimage to Assisi, Pope Benedict XVI said people who are suspicious of religion cannot be blamed for questioning God’s existence when they see believers use religion to justify violence.Read More

Dominican Sister Nancy Murray had to bring her “A game” if she wanted to tell a story at the dinner table as a child. As the third of nine children, she had to compete for the attention of her lumber salesman father, Edward, who encouraged music and humor to flourish in the Chicago home. He...Read More

Catholic school administrators, lay parish volunteers and prominent business leaders are among the 24 individuals in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who will be awarded papal honors at a special 4 p.m. prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Nov. 20.Read More

Cross Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice Carol A. Augustine Augustine served more than 40 years as a religious educator. She was a religion teacher and director of religious education at St. Matthew in Baltimore before beginning a 26-year ministry at the Catholic Center. She held positions of increasing responsibility including: coordinator of Catechist Formation and Leadership...Read More

In the fall of 2009, Gwyneth Carmichael was in-between jobs. The former salesperson for the Baltimore Examiner was looking for a change of careers.Read More

When a young mother named Jennifer McWhorter Thomas was dying of melanoma earlier this year – just 37 and beautiful, her family beyond panic but not tears – she asked her father for a favor.Read More