Tag: religion

• In the Eye of the Storm

  On the days when I don’t attend daily Mass in my parish, the Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville, Maryland, I watch Mass online via YouTube. Daily Mass is a wonderful way to start the day, and I feel like the rest of the day goes so much better when I begin it that way.…

  michardillo

  June 30, 2026

  Essay

  Archdiocese of Washington, Bishop Bill Byrne, Capernaum, Catholic Church, Ethiopia, Fr. Jack Sheaffer, gospel, Jesus, Maryland, Mass, Massachusetts, Matthew, religion, Rockville, Sea of Galilee, Shrine of St. Jude, St. Thomas the Apostle, tax collector, University of Maryland Catholic Center, West Springfield

• #LeaningintoLent

  It’s Lent, and I’m a Catholic school teacher. That means I bring my faith and religion to work with me every day, and I bring my work to my faith and religion every day. At my school, we talk about our Catholic faith a lot, in all classes-not just in religion class. My middle school…

  michardillo

  February 15, 2018

  Essay

  Ash Wednesday, butternut squash soup, Catholic, faith, fasting, Leaning into Lent, Lent, middle school, religion, teaching