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January 12, 2012

He had me at ‘y’all’

I’m a fan of the simple things – giving back, being thankful, having fun and enjoying life. I think that’s why I have taken such a liking to Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith. Just two weeks shy of his 23rd birthday, Smith is a passionate, enthusiastic football player who has really struck a chord...
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January 12, 2012

Tebow 3:16 or the Gospel According to Ray Lewis?

During the Denver Broncos’ overtime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card game, Tim Tebow threw for 316 yards and a 31.6 yards per pass average. Almost immediately, people went scrambling to post on Twitter and Facebook about how only Tebow could conjure the number that calls to mind Bible verse John...
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January 12, 2012

Iraqi archbishop ‘not afraid’ after residence shot at by gunmen

VATICAN CITY – Gunmen shooting at guards keeping watch over the archbishop’s residence in Kirkuk in northern Iraq triggered a firefight, leaving two of the gunmen dead and five policemen wounded.
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January 12, 2012

Supreme Court upholds church school’s exception to laws against firing

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Jan. 11 upheld the idea that a “ministerial exception” to anti-discrimination laws means the church can’t be sued for firing an employee who the church classified as a minister.
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January 11, 2012

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January 11, 2012

‘Harry Potter’ doesn’t believe in God, criticizes religion

I was over my in-laws house this past weekend when I saw a copy of Parade Magazine, which featured a cover story with Daniel Radcliffe, the utterly charming actor who grew up as the title character in the Harry Potter film series. Radcliffe’s enthusiasm was infectious when he promoted the movies. It was a series...
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January 11, 2012

Mark Wahlberg knows what’s up with “consubstantial”

For anyone who grew up during the late 1980s and early 1990s, it’s impossible to look at Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg and not think “Marky Mark.” It’s been a long, strange journey for Wahlberg, who was involved in drugs and violence as a teenager, became a rap sensation and then, oddly, one of Hollywood’s most...
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January 11, 2012

Three-year study of women religious completed; Vatican reviews results

WASHINGTON – A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome.
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January 11, 2012

Texas priest cheers for Ravens and auctions playoff ticket

Trinitarian Father Stan DeBoe was raised in Pittsburgh and serves as pastor of a parish just two hours south of Houston, but it’s Ravens’ purple that flows in his veins.
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January 10, 2012

St. Joan of Arc School students in Aberdeen celebrate namesake’s 600th birthday

Frequent Catholic Review photography contributor Bill McAllen contributed these two great videos from Aberdeen, which show the schoolchildren of St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen celebrating the 600th birthday of St. Joan of Arc herself. Enjoy.
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January 10, 2012

Philly school mergers, closures signal new model of Catholic education

PHILADELPHIA – Jan. 6, traditionally celebrated as Epiphany, represented a true epiphany for thousands of Catholic school parents and students in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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January 10, 2012

Young and old, hundreds of pilgrims seek baptism in Jordan River ritual

QASR EL-YEHUD, West Bank – With 8-year-old grandson Jamal in tow, Hajeh Mattar made her way across a wooden platform alongside the Jordan River. Her plan: to baptize him in the waters of the river at the traditional site of Jesus’ baptism.
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