Just ahead of the 51st March for Life in Washington, the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus are hosting their second Life Fest with a focus on solidarity with mothers in need and commissioning a new generation committed to the cause of defending the dignity of all human life with love.

As the primaries heat up, we should guard ourselves against uncritically supporting candidates who know how to present themselves on the political stage as devout Catholics or concerned Christians.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego called on all disciples of God to work to transform the world, particularly on the social justice front, just like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had once done.

Just like the “unnamed and countless toddlers” Herod ordered killed “to make sure that the Child Jesus would never reach maturity,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Jan. 13, “innocent children killed in the quest for inclusive, social justice have also paid the ultimate price for freedoms enjoyed by Americans today.”

Leaders of St. John the Evangelist in Hydes recently introduced the “Eucharistic Revival Passport” at the Baltimore County parish.