Those who turn a blind eye to the children  who are victims of human trafficking; young refugees from Afghanistan or Syria; or the young ones among us who do not have ample food, clothing, shelter and education, contribute to their neglect.Read More

Reading Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's principles of nonviolence prompted Paul McMullen to consider his actions – and inaction – on issues of race and discrimination.Read More

Social media pronounces that there has never been this much discord and downright hate in our nation. I wasn’t around for the Civil War, but do recall the mess that was 1968.Read More

We are powerless, conversely, to stop acts of nature – God. We are, however, in position to help with the cleanup caused by both the divine and humanity.Read More

My folks showed the face of Christ to those they met. They instilled respect for life in us.Read More

The Catholic Review picked up 32 awards combined from the Associated Church Press, the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association.Read More

As a priest, Monsignor Bastress was in fact enlisted to act “in persona Christi” – in the person of Christ – throughout various aspects of his ministry.Read More

Five years in as the 16th shepherd of the first diocese in the United States, it seems like Archbishop Lori is just getting started.Read More