Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 19, 2012

Renovated library blasts Baltimore colleges into information age

John McGinty sat down at a table in the basement of the Loyola/Notre Dame Library Sept. 12 with a soda can in hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around and marveled at his surroundings.

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January 19, 2012

Priest sheds light on Year of St. Paul

Even though scholars believe St. Paul wrote 13 of the 27 books of the New Testament, many Catholics don’t know much about the famous Christian preacher.

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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Gibbons catches Rudy fever

Every time Daniel Ruettiger walks in a room, he knows what a crowd is thinking.

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January 19, 2012

Bishops strongly support protecting conscience rights

WASHINGTON – Proposed regulations protecting the conscience rights of individuals and health care institutions are especially needed in light of the “growing hostility on the part of some professional organizations and advocacy groups” to those rights, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in public comments to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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January 19, 2012

Some Ecuadorean priests urge Catholics to vote against constitution

LIMA, Peru – A conflict between Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa and Catholic Church leaders in the country’s biggest city has grown more pronounced as a referendum nears on the new constitution.

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January 19, 2012

Obama, McCain to address Al Smith dinner in New York Oct. 16

NEW YORK – The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees both have agreed to be guest speakers at the Al Smith dinner Oct. 16 in New York, the Archdiocese of New York announced Sept. 17.

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January 19, 2012

Blue Ribbon Catholic Education

The Baltimore Sun delivered the good news last week that six Maryland elementary schools were granted the prestigious “Blue Ribbon” award, issued by the United States Department of Education each year to approximately 300 schools nationwide and widely considered the highest honor that an American school can achieve.

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January 19, 2012

We’ll get through it; but glad when it’s over

Both of these things can be said, at the same time, about most current news, not only the November election, but also the hurricane season, and the baseball season. The best feature, at this writing, about all three is that they will end, unlike the tragic wars in the Middle East, which do threaten to...

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January 19, 2012

Change the world one idea at a time

“Father Joe, I went to my funeral last week!” said Liz. Now I’ve been part of a lot of funerals. And I’ve talked to a lot of people. But I’ve never talked to anyone who attended his or her own funeral!

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January 19, 2012

Families that eat well together, stay healthy together

Mom and Dad are often the first teachers of their children when it comes to words, letters and numbers. It’s no different when it comes to health.

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January 19, 2012

Physical education classes promote lifelong learning

Whÿsper Irving wasn’t about to let one of her classmates hit her with the dodge ball during a recent physical education class at John Paul Regional School in Woodlawn.

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January 19, 2012

Eating right is easy as ABC at schools

Friday is pizza day in the cafeteria at St. John Regional School in Frederick, where for years students loved the taste of the school-made pie.

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