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October 15, 2015

Blessing of New Chapel: Saint Martin’s Home, Little Sisters of the Poor

Introduction For the past few years, St. Martin’s Home has been under renovation. On one of my first visits to St. Martin’s, Mark Manafo, the CEO of CAM Construction together with the Sisters, gave me an extensive tour of this facility. With their expert guidance, I was able to see how a building, constructed many...
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Catholic Review Column: Giving Thanks for Women Religious in the Archdiocese

Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of celebrating the 125th anniversary Mass for the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, a congregation of women religious founded in Baltimore in 1890. From operating food pantries, day care centers and a school for the deaf, to visiting the sick and counseling married couples, the Mission Helpers go...
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Giving thanks for women religious in the archdiocese

May we be mindful of all religious serving in our archdiocese and give thanks to God for their selfless and faithful service.
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Planned Parenthood says it will no longer take payments for fetal tissue

The president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said Oct. 13 that the organization's clinics will no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue procured in abortions and provided to researchers.
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Supreme Court is not perfect; God’s law is

The Supreme Court was wrong in Dred Scott. The Supreme Court was wrong in Plessy v. Ferguson. The Supreme Court was wrong in Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court was wrong in Obergefell v. Hodges. The Supreme Court lacks the jurisdiction to overrule God’s definition of marriage.
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Catholic Flashback: Remembering the 1978 election of Pope St. John Paul II

October 16, 1978:The first balcony appearance of newly-elected Pope John Paul II (CNS File Photo)Where were you on October 16, 1978? I was between classes at college in Philadelphia when word came through the hallways that white smoke had been seen coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.After
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Little Sisters of the Poor celebrate chapel’s renovation with Archbishop Lori

The Little Sisters of the Poor have completed major renovations to the chapel at St. Martin's Home for the Aged in Catonsville.
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