In 1665, the bubonic plague was ravaging Cambridge, England.
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Column: What is God like?
The guy should have been listening to the homily, but I will give this sports fan extra credit for being creative.
Not your grandmother’s ACCW
Terry Beth Lewerenz would like to rock the world — but first, she has to awaken the sleeping giant.
A different kind of 5-year plan
Staying on a fifth year at a college campus usually means two things: more time to finish a degree program and a heftier college price tag.
Column: Few professions make a difference like the priesthood
The cover story of the Jan. 11 edition of The Leaven featured Msgr. Heliodore Mejak, who died this past Christmas Eve at the age of 98.
Love me tender
Twenty weeks into their third pregnancy, John and Jennifer Schmidt were on top of the world.
Craftsmen produce ‘great works of love’
Someday, the new Mother Teresa Church here will be a gymnasium. In fact, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine the backboards now, if not for the beautiful furnishings.
Column: John’s account of baptism focuses on Spirit
In recent years, some Catholics have engaged in a dispute about baptism.
Column: Let’s be perfectly clear about this
A second-grade teacher in an inner-city school often had to field questions that had nothing to do with the subject matter at hand.
Making a difference
The see city of the archdiocese and the capital city of the state are separated by some 50 miles as the crow flies.