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October 3, 2012

Footraces with a purpose

It is that time of year again. As the temperature cools off, the fall running season is heating up. There are footraces throughout the region that raise funds for various causes. One of those races is the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, which includes the Baltimore marathon, is Oct. 13. The festival
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Be gracious in receiving the love of others

The other day I saw a little toddler walking across a field following her daddy. Her steps were cautious and unsteady. She seemed very tentative with each movement.
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The same-sex marriage movement’s next goal

Thirty-two states have, by large majorities, affirmed the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Even so, some gay activists predict reversing this trend on Election Day 2012 when the citizens in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington vote on the definition of marriage.
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A daughter takes a husband

That was quick. One day your mother is lecturing you for taking your cabin-fever-suffering wife and week-old daughter to the mall for a pizza – hey, White Marsh was a big outing in 1985 – and the next that child is married.
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Moving Toward Self-Sufficiency

As Marylanders, we are fortunate to live in one of the wealthiest states in the nation. Yet 9.7 percent of the people in our state live in poverty – that’s nearly 560,000 people, including almost 175,000 children.
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Future of pro-life cause

“It’s the economy, stupid!” – James Carville’s memorable note-to-self during the 1992 presidential race – will be the determining factor in the 2012 campaign, according to the common wisdom.
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Deacon Morris dies

Deacon Richard Morris, a familiar and welcoming face to all who entered the Catholic Center in Baltimore, died Sept. 20 after a long illness.
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Former client now welcomes visitors at Our Daily Bread

A workforce development program, Work 4 Success provides Our Daily Bread clients with job readiness training.
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Spirituality shines through on retreat

One of the things I like most about Calvert Hall is that we get the opportunity to go on retreat each year as a student. I am part of the peer ministry program and part of being a peer minister is helping lead junior retreat at the Trinitarian Spiritual Center
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Visitation Academy remembers Battle of Antietam

To commemorate Antietam, Visitation Academy hosted re-enactors and gave tours of its campus Sept. 21-22
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Religious freedom, HHS mandate in spotlight as election draws near

This is the second in a four-part series examining election-related issues.
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