Last month’s celebration of Thanksgiving invited me to once again go back to the history books to refresh my memory with regard to the historical roots of the holiday. With psychologists giving advice on how to avoid family feuds between quarreling relatives, others who can’t wait for the football games, and still others plotting strategies...Read More
The Dec. 22 issue of The Catholic Review includes the fourth and final article from my trip in late October to Port-au-Prince Haiti with the leaders of Catholic Relief Services. Ken Hackett, Carolyn Woo and Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas were a delight, as were all the CRS workers in the field. Communications Officer Jean-Daniel LaFontant...Read More
WASHINGTON – Collin Raye, the Catholic country singer who had a string of hits in the 1990s, said he wanted to make his latest album “feel like you were in church for an hour or so.”Read More
WASHINGTON – With cohabitation, single-person households and single parenthood on the rise, the percentage of Americans who are currently married has reached an all-time low.Read More
WASHINGTON – Like the number of marriages among Americans in general, the number of marriages performed in the Catholic Church has been in decline over the past few decades.Read More
Visitor name tag from School of the Incarnation, Gambrills. Last week, while spending some time at School of the Incarnation in Gambrills for a heart-warming story on homeless outreach, I was amazed by the Anne Arundel County school’s snazzy system for admitting visitors. As soon as I was buzzed in, I was asked to present my...Read More
Yesterday I posted a video of Bonnie Block singing “O Holy Night” at the Camp GLOW Christmas party here in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The party was held for people with special needs in Maryland and was attended by more than 150 people. The people with special needs shared their love of music through Christmas...Read More
SPARKS – Bill Fleming didn’t need to finish his sentence. As he welcomed people to the Camp GLOW Christmas Party at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House Dec. 18, he told them a special guest was on his way.Read More
As Brian Morrison walked around the Children’s House at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, a woman emerged from a room. She overheard Morrison talking about the services his organization, the Believe In Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, provides for the house.Read More
If you’ve never been to Camp GLOW in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I highly recommend doing so. It’s an outreach at the Monsignor O’Dwyer Retreat House for people with special needs. I have a story coming up at CatholicReview.org about the Camp GLOW Christmas party. Until then, enjoy this video of Camp GLOW attendee Bonnie...Read More