In view of the “Symposium on Catholicism and Homosexuality” to take place this month in Baltimore, Cardinal Edwin O’Brien has reaffirmed the 2010 statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the symposium’s sponsor, New Ways Ministry. The Cardinal assures Catholics that in no manner is the position proposed by New Ways Ministry...Read More
Cardinal Edwin F. O'Brien assures Catholics that in no manner is the position proposed by New Ways Ministry in conformity with Catholic teaching.Read More
The Maryland Board of Public Works, which includes Gov. Martin J. O'Malley as one of its three members, announced March 7 that it will grant a $385,000 settlement with nine individuals who were illegally arrested and jailed by Maryland State Police on Aug. 1, 2008.Read More
It doesn't get more real in a movie than Shari Rigby's performance in "October Baby," which I profiled in this story for CatholicReview.org.Rigby had an abortion as a young woman, a fact that wasn't known to the movie's directors. Rigby's character in the movie also had an abortion as aRead More
The Way of the Cross, a non-traditional take on the 14 Stations of the Cross, took place at the three-day Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership.Read More