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June 21, 2013

Fortnight for Freedom Homily

I. Faith Enriches Public Life Sargent Shriver was a great American; he was also a great Catholic. A daily communicant and an advocate for the sanctity of human life at all its stages, Sargent Shriver understood how faith, worship, and service are linked. They were certainly linked in his long life of service to our...
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7 quick takes Friday (Vol. 16)

— 1 —If you aren’t already praying for Teresa, please add your voice to the thousands around the globe who are asking God to heal her heart.Teresa’s story began in China and led her to Catonsville, Md., where in August 2010 she became the 11th member of the Bartlinski family.
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Pope tells nuncios to help him find new bishops who are meek, merciful

Tracing the characteristics he wants to see in candidates to serve as bishops, Pope Francis said they must be “pastors who are close to their people, fathers and brothers, who are meek, patient and merciful.”
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Matt Birk deserves praise

Congratulations to Matt Birk, former Raven, on his stand against Planned Parenthood.
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Sister Dorothy McLaughlin, S.P., dies

A funeral Mass for Sister of Providence Dorothy McLaughlin was expected to be offered June 21.
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It takes two – IND’s co-valedictorians share special bond

Amy and Becky Gessler have a knack for finishing each other’s sentences.
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Our kids, our future

On my way back from a visit to the Veterans Administration Hospital downtown, my return trip took me up Pennsylvania Avenue. That’s when I saw it. Large clouds of black smoke. And it seemed like the more smoke I saw, the worse the fire was. Something was definitely burning and
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