As a U.S. Army veteran who fought in World War II, it pains John Hanlon to watch television news reports about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Read More
Boarding the elevator recently to take them to a dining room for their evening meal in the Charlestown Retirement Community, Ed and Dottie Arnold were greeted by another couple on the same journey.Read More
I must respond to Ruth Von Bramer’s disagreement (CR, Nov. 3) with my letter to concerning my dislike of United States bashing. I wonder if Von Bramer understood my letter, because nowhere did I state that criticism of the U.S. military complex is anti-American and I did not take any stand on the present wars...Read More
Dr. Jack Zimmerman spends his days juggling his many duties for more than a handful of organizations and his evenings catching up on emails and phone calls. At 84, Zimmerman may have been retired for the last 14 years, but he’s still got a heavy workload – of volunteer work, that is.Read More
The aging process happens regardless of our genetics, regardless of our activity level and regardless of our eating habits. While no one can stop the chronological clock, you can, however, slow down the aging process and improve your quality of life.Read More
Whether one chooses seared scallops with summer succotash, roasted red pepper bisque or bacon-wrapped pork medallions, there are plenty of options to entice the palates of residents in independent living communities.Read More
It’s not unusual for Xaverian Brother James Kelly, president of Mount St. Joseph High School in Irvington, to receive a phone call from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More
It was with sadness and disappointment that I read the articles about the situation at Our Lady of the Fields Parish (CR, Nov. 3); sadness over the realities and the pain of the parties involved, disappointment over the publication of the articles. I wonder about their purpose and the expected outcome within the larger faith...Read More
Regarding “Global authority for finances?” (CR, Oct. 27) it is startling to see just what is being proposed by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: a centralized world political authority to regulate all world economies and to deal with world “peace and security, disarmament and arms control, protection of human rights, and management of...Read More