In addition to being the valedictorian at St. Mary’s High in Annapolis and an accomplished equestrian, Aidan Doud is active in helping immigrants adjust to the U.S.

To me, the most mundane, unoriginal and programmed words uttered to someone who has lost someone else through death is, “Sorry for your loss.” Really? Is this the best we can think of?

Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments.

Hosea Addison, who found a home at St. Frances Academy, experienced the thrill of playing for a football powerhouse and the agony of a winless baseball team.

Brooke Mosca, a co-valedictorian and three-sport athlete for The Catholic High School of Baltimore, is headed to St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.