Catholic Review, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 16, 2013

The stark reality of vacation resorts

My grandmother took my family to the Dominican Republic the day after Christmas for a family vacation.We stayed in Punta Cana in the La Altagracia Province of the Dominican Republic. La Altagracia Province is the eastern-most area of the Dominican Republic.What struck me the most about the trip was the

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January 15, 2013

IND senior is committed to service

Hahn is a student ambassador, campus minister and president of peer ministry at IND.

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January 15, 2013

Hey, Ravens! We’re hoping for a win.

Everyone in Baltimore watched the Ravens game last Saturday. Everyone, that is, except us. See, we did turn on the game. But after a while—and by “a while,” I mean about 20 minutes—our sons got antsy. “This is boring,” Leo said. “Can we watch DC Super Friends instead?” “This is the Ravens! You love...

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January 15, 2013

St. John’s Catholic Prep opens its doors at new location

St. John's school relocated six miles away and opened Jan. 14.

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January 15, 2013

Governor, NAACP push death penalty repeal in Maryland

Statistics show the death penalty doesn't deter violent crime, involves racial bias and is a poor investment of criminal justice funding.

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January 15, 2013

Sister Joan Griffin, OSF, dies

A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Joan Griffin will be offered Jan. 18 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Joan died Jan. 13. She was 86.

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January 14, 2013

National Day of Prayer lifts family

One of the most awesome and overwhelming actions of God is the miracle of you. The creation of you was not by happenstance, nor an aimless action. You are the result of God speaking in this world. You came into the world, at just the right time for just the right purpose.

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January 14, 2013

Your ‘slim down’ resolution’s heavy moral weight

The other day I fished a plastic sour cream container out of the garbage can. It and its expired contents had been inadvertently tossed during a post-holiday fridge-cleaning frenzy, but I, being the tree-hugger I am, scrubbed it up and added it to the recycling bin.

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January 13, 2013

Ravens Justin Tucker big on football and faith

Since he joined the Ravens this season, Tucker, who is Catholic, has earned points for both his kicks and his personality.

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January 12, 2013

Be for something

By the time you read this column, the Christmas season will be mostly over. It officially ends, not with the Feast of the Epiphany, but with the Baptism of the Lord by John the Baptist. We see the babe in Bethlehem now grown to adulthood in Judea.

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January 11, 2013