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November 1, 2012

Inside a mother’s trick-or-treat bag

  It may have taken a few tricks to get our boys excited about the hand-me-down costumes we had hanging in the closet, but it was worth it. Our sons were legitimately excited about dressing up—Leo as a ghost and Daniel as a “spooky beaver.” And I was so happy that we
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Why Stories Matter (Especially Today)

“This song was written for me.” How many times have you felt that way or heard someone else say that? You know it isn’t the literal truth. Not every 15-year-old girl hangs out with Taylor Swift. I’ve never met anyone who has Adele’s phone number. And Sir Paul McCartney doesn’t
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St. John, Westminster, behind town’s new pregnancy center

Baltimore auxiliary Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski blessed a Westminster pregnancy center Nov. 1.
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Single-digit days remain before Maryland decides on DREAM Act, marriage

Maryland’s Catholic leaders are making a final push to galvanize support for the state’s DREAM Act and opposition to same-sex marriage, two referenda measures on this year’s election ballot.
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Remembering absent friends

To mark All Souls’ Day Nov. 2, the Catholic Review recalls a few recently deceased who contributed to the vibrancy of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Black Catholic History Month in this Year of Faith

The inauguration of this “Year of Faith” surfaced within me some old memories of the blessings given to the people of God during the proceedings of Vatican II 50 years ago. I was young and, believe it or not, still hold some vivid memories of this great moment in church history.
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Internal matters top agenda of bishops’ fall assembly in Baltimore

Statements on preaching and ways that bishops can respond using new technologies to modern-day challenges to their teaching authority are among the items the U.S. bishops will consider.
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Questions 4, 6 and the new evangelization

A few weeks ago, I joined a group of ecumenical leaders at Morgan State University in support of the DREAM Act. A reporter covering the event asked me how the church could support the DREAM Act, but be against legalizing same-sex marriage. Weren’t we being inconsistent, he wanted to know.
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‘Saints’ make an appearance in Dundalk

Saints made a special appearance Nov. 1 at Our Lady of Hope in Dundalk.
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