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January 2, 2014

Catholic Review Column: We Three Kings

On his last Christmas as Archbishop of Washington, the late Cardinal James Hickey, my friend and mentor, gave me a gift. It was a small ivory statute of Our Lady in a beautiful leather triptych. “I bought this many years ago,” he explained, “to give to a bishop I worked for – but he died...
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New year commitments

I don't like the word "resolution" when it comes to the new year. It's like we have waited all year to say something new is going to happen January 1st.Well, to put it frankly, something new and wonderful can happen each second of every day!When you decide to do something
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Nurse mom

One of the many roles mothers (and fathers) play is the medical care giver when our children are sick. My household has been no exception, as I tended to three ailing little boys who were at once my sons and my patients.It started with Frank, who was running slight fevers
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Renovated St. Agnes Hospital chapel sparkles

The chapel will be renamed in honor of Cardinal William H. Keeler, honorary chairman of the hospital’s Beacon of Hope capital campaign.
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Café Mezzanotte pleases

Priests and parishioners of nearby St. John in Severna Park consider this a definite go-to place for Italian-inspired cuisine.
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Haiti project flourishes at Odenton parish

St. Joseph in Odenton is one of 21 parishes in the archdiocese that currently partner with parishes in the Diocese of Gonaives.
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7 Quick Takes Friday (Bologna, Legos, a saint for the year, horses, trains, and screen time)

— 1 —How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve? When I worked for the daily newspaper in Lebanon, Pa., the town lowered a giant Lebanon bologna in the center of town. I never actually witnessed it myself, but I remember thinking it would be fun to pick a different town
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