Monsignor Stuart Swetland, the vice president for Catholic identity and mission at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, will present a lecture on the “The Catholic Virtue of Patriotism: Being an Authentic Catholic and a True Citizen during Difficult Times,” at St. Ignatius in Hickory March 19 at 7:30 p.m.Read More

The quaint notion that The New York Times is the nation’s paper of record took another hit Feb. 23, when the Grey Lady ran a commentary on Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s appointment as the new archbishop of New York. Written by Michael Powell and headlined, “A Genial Enforcer of Rome’s Doctrine,” the article displayed a...Read More

If we find the penance of Lent makes us a bit uncomfortable, perhaps we need to look again at the life of St. Paul. This is, as we probably know by now, the Year of St. Paul. But how much do we really know about Paul? Allow me to quote just a couple of paragraphs...Read More

I always held a heart of admiration for Sister Mary Reginald Gerdes, an Oblate Sister of Providence. She was our homeroom and biology teacher in our junior year at St. Frances Academy. She was no one whom you would want to be on the wrong side of. She disciplined with her words, and let’s not...Read More

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accepting comments until April 9 on its move to rescind a Bush administration regulation giving federal protection to the conscience rights of health care providers.Read More

WASHINGTON – Come March 26 Jaime Silahua and his family are facing life on the streets. His bank, it turns out, is foreclosing on his home in Antioch, Calif.Read More

Ordained in 1961, Father William A. Collins imagined he would always be a parish priest.Read More

For 20 years, former school parent Arlene King has enriched the celebration of Black History Month at Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville, by creating an exhibit for the students.Read More