The Coffeehouse

During Lent, there will be no burger with my fries
Feb 22 2012
Reporter Matt Palmer talks about Lenten sacrifices.

Virginian first American to join Russian ballet
Feb 21 2012
Keenan Kampa will make history this summer as the first American to join the prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Company based in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Former St. Agnes student flips for gymnastics
Feb 13 2012
Joe Kreft had never participated in gymnastics, but hearing about and seeing Maryland’s Gymkana exhibition team left him intrigued.

Loyola grad Dessi preaches social media in “exploding” world
Feb 10 2012
As managing partner of New York-based Drive Action Digital, a Web development company, and chief managing officer of social media innovator, The Athletes Network, Chris Dessi has precious little time. But, the Loyola University Maryland graduate is also a husband, father and author of a book that reached No. 1 on Amazon’s list of Hot New Releases in January.

Young adults play a role in parish planning
Jan 30 2012
Dozens of young adults came to the Catholic Center, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s headquarters, Jan. 29 for a parish planning listening session.

St. Louis Parish to hosts ChristLife conference on evangelization
Jan 16 2012
St. Louis Parish in Clarksville will host a national conference on evangelization Feb. 8-10 presented by ChristLife, an Ellicott City-based apostolate.

Five alarming trends of emerging adulthood
Oct 26 2011
Today’s young adults are headed toward trouble, according to University of Notre Dame professor of sociology Christian Smith, the author of the new book “Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood.”

Ministries Conference aimed at renewing faith
Oct 26 2011
Ralph Martin, Neal Lozano, Charles Whitehead, Tammy Evevard, and Father Francis Martin will be among the major presenters at the 2011 National Leaders and Ministries Conference Nov. 4-6 at the BWI Marriott.

Baltimore teens get up-close and personal with homelessness
Oct 25 2011
Working with a cardboard box, duct tape and plastic bags, 17-year-old Justine Lago did her best to construct a makeshift shelter similar to those made by Baltimore’s homeless. She soon realized it took more skill than she anticipated.

Young adult excitement is growing in archdiocese
Oct 24 2011
Buzz is building amongst people in their 20s and 30s in the Archdiocese of Baltimore as they seek to find their place in the church.

A place for us
Oct 20 2011
“There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air wait for us somewhere.”

Rev. King’s life and faith inspires people at memorial’s dedication
Oct 19 2011
WASHINGTON – This past January, Nova Nelson sang as a soloist with the Archdiocese of Washington Mass Choir at Holy Redeemer Church in Washington at the annual archdiocesan Mass honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Touched by universal church, WYD pilgrims reunite with purpose
Oct 18 2011
CATONSVILLE – The crowd was markedly different in size, but the passion was just as fervent.

Study finds divide exists in how Catholics read church news
Oct 16 2011
WASHINGTON – A Catholic Press Association-commissioned study showed that 26 percent of adult Catholics had read a print copy of their diocesan newspaper or magazine in the past three months, but only 4 percent had gone to their computer to view the online version of the publication.

Goodspeeds are Eagles leaving the nest, strengthening their faith
Oct 12 2011
As quadruplets, 18-year-old John, William, David and Patrick Goodspeed are used to people noticing them.