Handel’s Messiah is always big this time of the year and choirs around the archdiocese are probably working on “For Unto Us a Child is Born” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” for Christmas. Here’s what can happen when the organist accidentally hits the transpose button at a most unfortunate moment. By the way, Ed Polochick and...Read More

Even in a difficult economy, parishioners of St. Mary in Hagerstown are stepping up to support their church. One year after their pastor, Father J. Collin Poston, spoke at all the weekend Masses about the real need for increased giving,  donations spiked dramatically. The parish recently reported that for the 11 months ended Oct. 31, St. Mary’s offertory was $598,898,...Read More

Be it resolved, religion is a force for good in the world. That’s the resolution two debating titans will take up tonight in Toronto in a matchup that’s likely to attract a lot of attention around the world. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a convert to Catholicism, will argue in favor of religion’s positive impact,...Read More

The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide (catalog.OSV.com) A few weeks ago, I reached out to Nancy Brown, author of “The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide” for a story I was doing to coincide with the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I” in theaters. That book...Read More

Early this summer, when life wasn’t quite going in the direction I wanted, I read Mitch Albom’s “Have a Little Faith.” Albom, a well-known Detroit sports columnist and author of “Tuesdays with Morrie,” wrote the book after his childhood rabbi, ?Al Lewis – ‘The Reb’ – asked him to deliver his eulogy. At the same time Albom...Read More

Sean Comber has become a vital part of shining the light on teens Sean Comber is the man behind the lens. The 19-year-old St Pius X (Rodgers Forge) parishioner was everywhere at the Baltimore Youth Catholic Conference, taking photos and producing videos for celebrated films and galleries. Comber produced several promo films for BYCC to get...Read More

The fake copy of a watercolour boating scene by Paul Signac that was offered to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. A man posing as a Jesuit priest has managed to trick a lot of museums into accepting masterful counterfeits. The only thing he seems to have gotten in return is the satisfaction of pulling...Read More

Tomorrow, Calvert Hall and Loyola Blakefield will take the field of M&T Bank Stadium for the annual Turkey Bowl football game.  It’s the Navy-Army of the Baltimore high school football. Adrian Amos (CR Staff/Owen Sweeney III) If you want to get up to speed on some of the standouts from both schools, check out this...Read More