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October 2012

MCC provides background primer on Obama, Romney

The Maryland Catholic Conference, the lobbying arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, has compiled a resource that lists the positions of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on a number of topics of interest to Catholic voters.
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Angels on the running trail

 I did something stupid the other day – I threw on my running shoes and left the house as the sky was already streaking with orange. I was in the mood to run, and run far. As I wound my way down the Jones Falls Parkway, I told myself it
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Keeping watch

For more than 180 years, Mother Mary Lange and the Oblate Sisters of Providence have kept watch over the souls who have come their way.
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Seton Keough senior takes the cake

Anna Stumme is a standout in the classroom and on the sports field, but her true passion is building things – particularly in the kitchen.
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Why I’m pro-life – a logical approach

Like most Catholics, I have trouble understanding the premature termination of human life. Our pro-life stance is one of the defining traits of our faith. For non-Catholics, however, our perspective on abortion seems archaic, naïve, hypocritical, misogynistic, and insensitive, among many other pejoratives.  Problem It’s easy to become emotional
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Catholic Relief Services revamps Rice Bowl initiative

A longtime Lenten staple, Operation Rice Bowl has undergone a makeover.
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‘Saints to Lean On’ profiles a special group of saints

One of the difficult things for anyone to come to terms with is the acceptance of a chronic illness or disease. It’s a whole different story if you become the caregiver of such a special person.As Catholics, we often look to saints who have much in common with our own
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Sisters Academy hosts fundraiser: ‘Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?’

Four teams from Sisters Academy, as well as celebrities, participated in a fundraiser.
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After the wait is over…

  For years John and I waited to become parents. We waited to see what God had in store for us. When we decided God was calling us to adopt, we waited to find out who our child would be. Then, when we had finally seen our first son’s picture, we waited to meet
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St. Ursula couple chose life, though it also meant death

St. Ursula, Parkville, parishioners Steve and Stephanie Shock share the story of their son.
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Father Michael Roach receives McCloskey award

Father Michael J. Roach, pastor of St. Bartholomew in Manchester and adjunct faculty member of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg for more than 30 years, received the National Alumni Association’s 37th annual John Cardinal McCloskey Award.
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