Sister Leonie Mary Sheehan, S.S.N.D., dies

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Leonie Mary Sheehan was held June 23 in the Chapel at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn.
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Take me out to the ballgame: Oriole Park through the eyes of the team’s biggest fan

For those who moonlight as the Oriole Bird, mascot of the Baltimore Orioles, making people smile brings great joy.
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Slade School investigation closed; no charges filed

Dr. Edmondson updated the Slade community on the results of a sexual abuse investigation July 22.
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Papal puzzler: Leo XIII anonymously published riddles in Latin

Going by the pseudonym "X," Pope Leo XIII anonymously crafted poetic puzzles in Latin for a Roman periodical at the turn of the 19th century.
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NFP is not just birth control; how infertility deepened my appreciation for natural family planning

It's NFP Awareness Week, and I'm reading a lot of posts about natural family planning. I worry that in all the advocacy to encourage people to exchange artificial contraception for NFP, people who are unfamiliar with NFP will think it as just another form of birth control.What I love about
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Catholic Charities not daunted by immigrant proposal push-back

UPDATED photos to show Timonium location -- After news broke July 17 of Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s aim to house minors at a Baltimore-area facility, responses have been mixed.
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Halethorpe funeral offered for Father Messer, 90

UPDATED with comments from many who knew him. A funeral Mass for Father Joseph Valentine Messer was offered July 21.
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Executive order prohibits firing of gays by U.S. government, contractors

UPDATED to clarify lead paragraph -- "Today's executive order is unprecedented and extreme and should be opposed," said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore.
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Z is for zucchini season! Having fun with our favorite squash

You’d really have to be a meanieNot to like this sweet zucchini.When, with a bow, our friend arrived,Our interest in the squash revived.It was so large, so vast, so ripe,We leapt into zucchini hype.How should we cook it? Quick sauté?In cake or brownies? In flambé?Diced or sliced or grilled to
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Full of Grace: Feeling blessed in my vocation as a working mother

I was always sure that I would be a stay-at-home mother, especially when my children were young.It was only after becoming a mother that I realized that those were just hypothetical plans, not based in reality.The truth is that not every family can afford to live on a single income.So
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An open letter to the mouse in our kitchen

Dear Sir/Madam,Allow me to introduce myself. I'm the human who was sitting in the kitchen chair the other night when you decided to see what crumbs my sons dropped during dinner.Yes, I'm the scary person who banged on the table so you would run back under the stove.And I do
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Catholic Charities aims to house 50 unaccompanied immigrant youths

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is applying to house 50 children and youths who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
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