Notre Dame holds annual Eichner poetry competition

Notre Dame of Maryland University’s Sister Maura Eichner Award for Young Poets is accepting entries through Dec. 2.
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Concluding an examination of Lumen Fidei in the Year of Faith

This is the fourth and final segment of Archbishop Lori's four-part series on Lumen Fidei in the Year of Faith.
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A visit to the cemetery

John and I did not take our boys to their cousin Georgie’s burial two weeks ago, but I have been wanting to show them where he is buried.So one day last week Daniel and I went. We found two sticks and made a cross on Georgie’s grave, which isn’t marked
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The light inside: A preschooler’s uplifting perspective of death

I try not to think about death. When you’re prone to hysteria and crippling panic attacks, as I am, mental health professionals advise against it. We’re trained to avert our thinking to something more pleasant. Usually it’s not too hard to do.Lately, Collin has been throwing the term “die” around,
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That hug from the pope ‘felt like paradise’

An interview with a man disfigured by neurofibromatosis, whose photo with Pope Francis Nov. 6 went viral with commentary from around the world.
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Archdiocese to survey Catholics on marriage and family

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will have a chance to let bishops around the world know their views about the challenges facing families today.
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Counting down to our first rocket launch

Goodnight, Moon-inspired art project by Daniel, though Abrakadoodle deserves some credit.When I heard that the Minotaur I rocket would be launched at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday from Wallops Island, Va.—and that viewers throughout the Mid-Atlantic would be able to see it—I was excited.At dinner John and I told the boys
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Franciscan Center founder Sister Irene Marshiano, O.S.F., dies

A funeral Mass for Franciscan Sister Irene Marshiano, who founded the Franciscan Center In Baltimore, was offered Nov. 2.
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Cremation on the rise

More Americans than ever are turning to cremation.
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Saint Albert the Great: A patron saint for faculty in-service meetings

    The John Carroll faculty is meeting today to discuss a new and improved system for professional evaluation. Today’s saint, Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus in Latin), seems to be the perfect fit for the day as he was known as the "teacher of everything there is to know." Born in 1206
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