The Institute of Notre Dame followed seniors Ja’Lyn Armstrong and Madison Dubose to their fifth straight win over Mercy High as more than 3,000 watched the 52nd annual rendition of their basketball showcase event.

The 19 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore continue to be more affordable than all but a handful of their private peers, as evidenced by the Catholic Review’s annual survey of cost of attendance among 41 nonpublic high schools in the archdiocese.

Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore had plenty to celebrate during Catholic Schools Week, including winning artists, coaches and teams.

Last weekend when I made chocolate chip cookies, I made a big double batch and ended up with way too many.

I think it’s fair to say that my dog saved my life. I would come home from grade school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex. Our little apartment was empty. My father was absent. My mother was working. My older brother and sisters were either in school or at work. But my dog, King, was there.