John Carroll sophomore remembered as “saintly”

Xavia Pirozzi was buried on a bright, sunny day, fitting for a teenager who is said to have always smiled.
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‘Shear guts’ – Maryvale grad goes bald for charity

Just minutes before she was to have her long golden locks shaved off for charity, 24-year-old Erin Shannon spoke of the words of wisdom her father had given to her.
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Hunger Games Review: Are We Living In The Capitol? *Spoilers*

 Last week, I posted a blog titled "The Hunger Games' Teenage Violence Stirs Controversy" that has drawn a lot of interest and many comments. As I said in the post, I had not read the books, which were intended for young adult audiences. Of course, "The Hunger Games" has drawn
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Another of God’s great mysteries

I was talking to a young lady who was studying for a big test in medical school. She had been cutting up cadavers in her class, and the test required that she be able to identify various veins and muscles. She said that the test was so difficult because various tissues look so different from...
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Maryland demonstrators rally in support of religious freedom

Approximately 200 people gathered at Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore March 23 to join a nationwide rally defending religious freedom.
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Pinterest-ing things happen at the Mount

If Mount St. Mary’s University’s newest social network page winds up being a game-changer, its success can be pinned on senior Caitlyn Ahern.
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Review: October Baby Can’t Be Ignored

 October Baby is the movie few people want, but its message can't be pushed to the side.The film, which opens today in nearly 400 theaters across the country, is about a teenage girl, Hannah, who discovers she survived an abortion. She goes on a trip to try and find the
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Cardinal expresses ‘disappointment’ on proposed sale of St. Joseph Medical Center

Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien expressed disappointment March 23, after learning that the board of directors at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson had recommended to Catholic Health Initiatives that the hospital transfer ownership to the University of Maryland Medical System.
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Seniors and students connect on the court

Students and seniors shared laughter and conversation in a March Madness event at Oak Crest Retirement Community.
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Federal court to hear appeal on pregnancy center ruling

The Archdiocese of Baltimore issued a press release regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals hearing oral arguments in an appeal of a lower court's ruling in the case of Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien and the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Baltimore City.
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DREAM Act provides means of changing lives

Carlos, a 21-year-old immigrant who has lived in the U.S. since he was 11, is among those looking to the DREAM Act for a chance at a better future.
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MCC survey addresses election’s ‘pivotal issues’

State redistricting and an early primary election may cause voters to have more questions about the names they find on their ballot April 3. The Maryland Catholic Conference’s voter survey seeks to address the queries of Catholics, as it has done each election year for at least two decades.
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