I. Introduction – Greetings and Appreciation Let me begin by saying how happy I am to be with all of you this morning. It is my first opportunity to join you as the new school year begins and it is also my first opportunity to thank you for all that you do for our young...Read More
A federal court case involving the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns and the Archdiocese of Baltimore is scheduled for a rehearing, voiding an earlier court decision upholding the center’s free speech rights.Read More
It’s been a few weeks since the loss of Monsignor Damien Nalepa. Not only was he a wonderful priest at St. Gregory the Great, but his presence in the community was a reminder that it is possible to stand up to the violence and drugs that can plague any neighborhood. FatherRead More
Hate has had a long run, but it’s time to retire the word and all its forms: hater, hatin’, hateful, hate group, hate speech, and so on. Any usefulness of “hate” has been undermined by its overuse and misuse. It does not mean anything now, and its use only incitesRead More
Congratulations to Archbishop William E. Lori on his statements at the recent Knights of Columbus convention in Anaheim, Calif. – more importantly, for his courage and leadership in making them.Read More
This morning I did something I always dreamed of doing. I appeared on a concert hall stage, the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, to be exact. Thankfully I wasn’t invited to sing or play a musical instrument! Rather, I came to be part of this year’s Catholic Schools Convocation of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.It was a...Read More
As a family, we are fans of hand-me-down clothes, dollar stores, and frugal, fantastic fun. We don’t mind the occasional splurge, but we also realize how fortunate we are to live in an area where there’s so much affordable fun—especially for preschoolers. Here are some of the tried-and-true spots we’ve foundRead More