WASHINGTON – With the repeal of the policy that banned gays from serving openly in the armed forces, an auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said Dec. 23 that “there are no changes” to the archdiocese’s ministry “and our response” to “don’t ask, don’t tell.”Read More

John Harbaugh (Photo by Owen Sweeney III) As Christmas approaches, Joe Flacco has one thing on his mind: the Cleveland Browns. According to transcipts from the Baltimore Ravens’ Wednesday media day, quarterback  is not too worried about other matters. Asked  what Christmas means to him, Flacco said: “Just time to spend with your family and have a nice...Read More

I’m going to to use the blog to post pictures and videos from vivid Christmas displays from all around the Archdiocese of Baltimore. If you have festive display videos and photos, please feel free to send them to mpalmer@CatholicReview.org or post them in the comments section below. We’ll update this post as we get entries....Read More

A week ago, I shared my list for top five worst Christmas songs. Now, here’s the best part, literally. These are my favorites, a list to surely debate below in the comments section. Merry Christmas. 5. Welcome Christmas: Narrator: And he puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something...Read More