Movie Review: One for the Money

NEW YORK – The title of the forgettable fish-out-of-water comedy “One for the Money” (Lionsgate) recalls Carl Perkins’ seminal hit, “Blue Suede Shoes,” a song covered most famously, of course, by Elvis Presley. While this lukewarm cinematic offering won’t knock you down or step in your face, its surfeit of profane dialogue does slander God’s...
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Mass changes are refreshing, force one to focus

As someone who has been Catholic for all of her 15 years, I sometimes (OK, more like most of the time) don’t appreciate the Mass as much as I ought. I try to focus, but honestly, I think we can all admit that we get distracted.
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Don’t just be a spectator

I couldn't agree more with the letter from Richard L. Lelonek (CR 01-26, Football and Sunday don't mix).
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Watch: High school students say their generation can end abortion

Although they have never been alive a day when abortion was illegal, Maryland Catholic high school students think they will see that day soon.
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St. Louis Parish to hosts ChristLife conference on evangelization

St. Louis Parish in Clarksville will host a national conference on evangelization Feb. 8-10 presented by ChristLife, an Ellicott City-based apostolate.
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Katie O’Malley calls same-sex marriage opponents “cowards,” draws criticism

Maryland First Lady Katie O’Malley has apologized for calling members of the House of Delegates who opposed voting on changing the definition of marriage in 2011 “cowards.”
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Movie Review: “Man on a Ledge”

NEW YORK (CNS) -- When an ex-cop is falsely convicted of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond and sentenced to 25 years in jail, there's just one course for him to follow: Break out of prison, check in to Manhattan's landmark Roosevelt Hotel, order lobster -- then clamber out onto a cornice hundreds of feet above street...
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Safety, security are benefits to independent living

When considering the plusses of a continuing care retirement community, most individuals think in terms of cost, quality of life and access to round-the-clock health care, among other considerations.
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Father Edward H. Nash, S.J. dies

A funeral Mass for Jesuit Father Edward H. Nash was offered May 16 at Manresa Hall near Philadelphia. Father Nash died May 11. He was 94.
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Life with Down syndrome can be rewarding for children and parents

Nineteen-year-old Alex Hudson is your typical teenager. He goes to high school, has a part-time job, plays sports year-round and loves mixing music — sometimes very loud music — on his laptop. But what sets Alex apart from the rest of this year’s graduating class at Kenwood High School in Essex is that he was...
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Principal is passionate about making a difference

When La Uanah King-Cassell applied to become the principal of Ss. James and John School in East Baltimore, the 28-year-old teacher really wasn't expecting to get the job.
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