Our 9-year-old could have picked anything for the menu for his “Gotcha Day,” the anniversary of the day we met. When he chose Chinese food, I wasn’t surprised. Chinese food is what we eat when we celebrate our family.But the main course was storytelling.As our sons devoured dumplings and bowlsRead More

This past weekend my husband and I went on a tour of (mostly) historic homes all decked-out for Christmas in Frederick. I "ooh"ed and "aah"ed at the lovely decorations, he puzzled over the architectural details, and we both admired the beautiful spaces, generally.In one of the houses, a volunteer answeredRead More

The lesson to be learned from Pearl Harbor, a military chaplain said, is to be vigilant.Read More

Father Peterson, who attracted international attention for using detective skills in uncovering a Marian crown of jewels, died Dec. 4.Read More

It has been advised by many a wise sage, many a saint, and many of good spiritual counsel that it is good from time to time to pray “out of your experience.” My daily experience of late has been living with a tiny black-furred, hyper-spastic Pomeranian puppy, who, by theRead More

Christmas is a reminder of the exodus of Christians from Iraq and the Middle East to countries all over the word.Read More

I’ve never been good at waiting, but the wait to become a mother was the hardest wait of all.Years passed before we found ourselves on the path to adoption.Then more time passed as we filled out paperwork, met with our social worker, wrote our autobiographies, welcomed a health inspector intoRead More

The Catholic Review offers full coverage of the appointment of new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Read More