Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Pope closes synod, says Bible is put into practice through service

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI closed the Synod of Bishops on the Bible by preaching a lesson on love of God and neighbor, saying the word of God must be put into practice through service to others.

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January 19, 2012

Faithful Citizenship and living ‘The Gospel of Life’

We hear so much today about being faithful citizens, but what does this really mean to you? Does it mean that if you vote when election year rolls around you are a faithful citizen? Even though this is considered very important and a moral obligation, being a faithful citizen demands much more of us.

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January 19, 2012

New dismissal options at Mass meant to help people live the Gospel

WASHINGTON – The new options for dismissal at Mass are meant to help worshippers connect the liturgy with the missionary call of the rest of their lives, explained a liturgist with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.

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January 19, 2012

Pope calls for help to end violence against Indian, Iraqi Christians

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI called on government and religious leaders to help end acts of “cruel violence” and intolerance many minority Christians are facing in some parts of the world, especially in Iraq and India.

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January 19, 2012

School brings home Blue Ribbon celebration

As powerful religious, political and educational figures filled the packed Severna Park lobby of St. John the Evangelist Oct. 24, Conrad Reinheimer and Olivia Edwards realized the adjoining parish school they attend was no longer “just a school.”

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January 19, 2012

Catholics can find comfort in death, expert says

During her 30 years as a physician and pediatrician, Dr. Patricia Fosarelli has seen her fair share of death and mourning.

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January 19, 2012

The Best Kept Secret in the Church

In mid-October my wife Marilyn and I attended our second week-long course on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB). Why would a couple married for 36 years, with four adult children, and no academic background in theology spend so much money, time, and energy learning about such an esoteric subject?

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January 19, 2012

Torture violates basic human rights, Bishop Wenski tells forum

ORLANDO, Fla. – Torture is a violation of fundamental human rights and has proven to be ineffective in obtaining worthwhile intelligence from foreign detainees, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace said.

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January 19, 2012

White House report aims to keep inner-city Catholic schools open

WASHINGTON – In the waning days of the Bush administration, the White House is sounding the alarm on a six-year loss of about 1,200 faith-based schools in the U.S. and has issued a report it believes will help stop the closures.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop dedicates Pope John Paul II prayer garden

Seeing himself cast in bronze alongside Pope John Paul II in a new downtown statue brought back a flood of memories for Justin Farinelli.

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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Keeler sees prayer garden as ‘holy ground’

As construction workers arranged yellow fall annuals and wiped down a wrought-iron fence at the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden, Cardinal William H. Keeler surprised them.

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January 19, 2012

Young people engage in respect for life

While Catholics around the country will take respect life issues into the voting booth Nov. 4, many young people unable to cast are nonetheless looking for ways to change the United States.

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