Hellos and goodbyes and other thoughts inspired by butterflies

Our first butterfly emerged while I was cooking a can of soup in the kitchen. The second one came out while we were at Mass and a picnic lunch. The third and fourth shed their chrysalides while we were at work and school.Now we are waiting to meet our fifth
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Movie Review: Spy

Spy could have been a lot of fun, but is ruined by an excess of crude material and vulgar dialogue.
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For graduates

It's hard to imagine someone who isn't excited for graduation, theirs or someone else's. After all, this is a moment that marks achievement on a number of levels. Whether it’s leaving the nap time of kindergarten behind, finishing a vocational school, or finally getting the degree you've worked for, there
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Sister Rose Monica Katusz, O.S.F., missionary to Africa, dies

A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Rose Monica Katusz, a Dundalk parishioner and alumna of The Catholic High School of Baltimore, was offered June 2 at Our Lady of Angels Convent Chapel in Aston, Pa. Sister Rose died May 30 at Assisi House in Aston. She was 68.
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With incarceration, homelessness in rearview, Baltimore man navigates road to self-reliance

Thirty-nine-year-old Randy Johnson sees himself as a “success story in development,” though that status was less than evident two decades ago.
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Obama in CHA address thanks organization for supporting health care law

Obama said that without the support of CHA president and CEO Sister Carol Keehan, healthcare reform would not have passed.
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Sister Marie Duerr, S.U.S.C., dies at 85

A funeral Mass for Holy Union Sister Marie Duerr was offered June 2 at Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River, Mass. Sister Marie died May 29. She was 85.
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If the preschool fits: Part 4

In searching for a school for our son Frank, who has developmental delays, we found it difficult to find a warm and safe place where he can play and learn. Here is Part 4 of the four-part series on our visits for the “preschool tour.”Read Part 1 here.Read Part 2
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Pope offers ‘Stone Age’ tips to youth for living the digital world well

Whether you still stick to books or magazines or get everything online, Pope Francis said all media should encourage and edify - not enslave.
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If the preschool fits: Part 3

In searching for a school for our son Frank, who has developmental delays, we found it difficult to find a warm and safe place where he can play and learn.  Here is the story of one of our visits on the “preschool tour.”Read Part 1 here.Read Part 2 here.A week
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The Knights of Columbus: Serving the Church and the community

The Stone Chapel at St. Francis de Sales Church, Abingdon (Photo by Patti Murphy Dohn) The Church in the United States observed the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi, this past Sunday. At St. Francis de Sales Church in Abingdon, Deacon
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