By Katie Erskine Member of ChristLife and youth minister at St. Louis, Clarksville Did you just cringe? Because I did.  To make possible our World Youth Day pilgrimage, the small group from my parish, St. Louis, had to do a fair amount of fundraising. Though there are few things I find so uncomfortable, IRead More

---1--- I’ve been following the Democratic National Convention this week just as I did the Republican National Convention the week before. (Much to the chagrin of my little children, who find “Grownups Standing and Talking,” as we call it, infinitelyRead More

Pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Baltimore were among the throng welcoming pope to WYD 2016.Read More

It used to be that the news of a new baby’s arrival was shared with family and friends through a “birth announcement” printed on paper. It would include the baby’s parents’ names, birth date and time, weight, length, and, if you were lucky, a photograph, which was probably taken inRead More