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February 8, 2016

7 tips on throwing a Chinese New Year party (or how we do it around here)

The first time we threw a Chinese New Year party, we just had some friends over for Chinese food. It was fairly sedate.The next year I was chatting with our guests when we realized our children were racing through the house waving a plunger.Once you’ve had plunger races as part
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More than 1,000 youths gather in Emmitsburg for Mount 2000

“I’ve never seen anything move such a large group of people," Sydney Campbell, a 17-year-old parishioner of St. Louis, Clarksville, said.
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Open God’s heart with prayer, pope tells Padre Pio Prayer Groups

Praying is not like taking an aspirin, something one does just to feel a little better, Pope Francis said.
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Papal commission on sex abuse votes that member take leave of absence

The papal commission on child protection voted that one of its members – a survivor of abuse and victims' advocate – take a leave of absence and consider other ways to contribute to the advisory body.
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