Question: Last year, my neighbor experienced difficulties with his health as a result of hypothermia. My 75-year-old grandfather lives on a farm. He still insists on doing a lot of the outdoor chores even in the bitter cold weather. I worry about him. Do you have any information regarding safety tips for older adults who...Read More
Students from St. Thomas Aquinas School in Hampden visited the School Sisters of Notre Dame at Villa Assumpta Maria Health Care Center, Baltimore, Dec. 12.Read More
As we look with promise on the new year upon us, we might take a moment to reflect on the year that ended and the many ways in which God has blessed our Archdiocesan family.Read More
So, did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? If not, I’ve got some good news. We’re still in the Christmas season! It doesn’t end liturgically until Sunday, Jan. 11, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The child grew fast! It’s not too late to get what you really want!Read More
Everyone knows the Scripture story from the Gospel of Matthew when a wise man plans to build a house. His thoughts took him to build on solid rock instead of sand. The rock was meticulously chosen, because that wise man wanted a strong future in his house.Read More
If sports is a metaphor of life, Barack Obama needs to take a look at the Washington Redskins. The Washington football team started out like gangbusters this year, but it swooned at mid-season and finished out of the NFL playoffs. Obama, beware.Read More
Raynard Pinckney has spent the last six months unable to contain himself. If anyone could identify, it was the 30 Archdiocese of Baltimore alumni from the 2008 World Youth Day who surrounded him at St. Veronica’s parish hall in Cherry Hill Jan. 3.Read More
James Connolly (CR, Dec. 11) believes abortion doesn’t necessarily trump every other issue in voting! Without supporting facts he says the one-issue approach has failed.Read More
Two hundred years after St. Elizabeth Ann Seton journeyed from Baltimore to Emmitsburg to found the first women’s religious community in the United States, more than 600 pilgrims converged on the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to kick off a yearlong celebration of her achievement.Read More
VATICAN CITY – As Israel continued its ground and air assault on Gaza, Pope Benedict XVI renewed his appeal for an immediate end to hostilities and offered prayers for the numerous victims.Read More
WASHINGTON – Closure of the military prison at the U.S. Army base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be getting renewed attention during a 100-day campaign designed to hold President-elect Barack Obama to his campaign pledge to close the compound.Read More
WASHINGTON – A new online survey conducted for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops finds a majority of participants support at least some restrictions on abortion.Read More