Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

November 3, 2016

Movie Review: ‘Inferno’

While not exactly hellish, “Inferno,” director Ron Howard’s screen version of Dan Brown’s 2013 novel, does produce some of the purgatorial tedium of sitting around in a dentist’s waiting room.

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November 2, 2016

On Oct. 17, I sustained a concussion when a metal fence collapsed on me. It brought with it a guy who was about a foot taller than me. It was a freak accident, but one that landed me in the hospital. I don’t remember much of the first

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November 2, 2016

Names & Numbers: All Souls tribute

With All Souls Day Nov. 2, this installment is dedicated to lay contributors to the Archdiocese of Baltimore who died or were memorialized in the last year.

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November 2, 2016

Mount St. Joseph’s cross country unity extends to injured cafeteria staffer

The prayer circle of the Mount St. Joseph High School cross country team grew a little wider Nov. 1.

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November 2, 2016

Dominicans help others seek out the saints in a tough election season

Days before the election, the feast of All Saints helped the Dominican House of Studies provide some respite for the weary.

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November 1, 2016

Six dead following crash in front of St. Joseph’s Passionist Monastery Parish

A school bus collided with a commuter bus early Nov. 1 in front of St. Joseph’s Passionist Monastery Parish, killing six.

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November 1, 2016

Why You Should Vote – Even When It Feels Like It Doesn’t Make a Difference

When I was a child, Election Day was one of my favorite days of the year. My grandfather was a local elected official, so for the kids in our family, Election Day not only meant NO SCHOOL, it meant the excitement of holding signs while shouting out, “Vote for my

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November 1, 2016

Bel Air parishioners wield hammers in work of mercy

In less than two hours, the carpenters assembled all the exterior wall panels for the second floor of a single-family home to be built in Elkton.

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November 1, 2016

Remembering Georgie on All Souls Day

All Souls Day used to be about all souls—not anyone in particular.Then three years ago our nephew’s heart stopped beating on Halloween, just a few weeks before he was due to be born. We spent All Saints Day waiting, praying, grieving. Then on All Souls Day Georgie was born, and

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November 1, 2016

Photography and the Saints

One of the best things about our Catholic faith is the gift and example of the saints. We have so many saints to look to for inspiration: and all kinds of “patron saints” as we call them to intercede for us and help us in particular needs. St. Anthony of

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