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January 19, 2012

Practice peace during the Easter season

I’ve always been touched that the first words the risen Lord spoke to the Apostles in the upper room were: “Shalom! Peace!” In my humanness my first words might have been something like: “Hey, where were you guys? Weren’t you the ones who said you would stay with me, even if it meant dying with...
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January 19, 2012

Easter vs. irony

At the beginning of Lent, I was sent a moving account of the recent funeral procession of a young American soldier, which took place near his hometown in the South. The most striking section read as follows:
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January 19, 2012

Chrism Mass message is food for the soul

The last several years, as each very special Chrism Mass approaches, I have found food for the soul in a 2002 Chrism Mass homily offered by Baltimore’s proud native son Bishop Victor Galeone of St. Augustine. I thought I should share it with you and am grateful to my good friend, the Bishop of St....
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January 19, 2012

Catholics fill cathedral for blessing of holy oils

For Owings Mills resident David Vasquez, the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, March 17 symbolized more than the blessing of the holy oils that will be used throughout the church year. It confirmed to him the clergy of the Archdiocese of Baltimore are strong and committed.
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Joseph teacher uses YouTube to promote class

Get the popcorn. Encouraged at his high school to use Web 2.0 tools to better interact with the “digital generation,” a teacher at Mount St. Joseph High School, Irvington, is using YouTube – a leader in online video – to promote an elective course for juniors and seniors.
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January 19, 2012

St. Agnes gala gives you peek at stadium

The St. Agnes Foundation hosts its annual spring gala, Caritas, on April 5 at the home of the Baltimore Ravens, M&T Bank Stadium.
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January 19, 2012

Mideast churches’ leaders discuss Christian emigration

BEIRUT, Lebanon – An unprecedented wave of Christian emigration from Lebanon is upsetting the country’s demographic balance, said participants at a conference of Christian leaders.
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January 19, 2012

Pope Benedict’s life, ministry influenced by university experiences

VATICAN CITY – Although he has not been a full-time professor since 1977, Pope Benedict XVI’s life and ministry have been heavily influenced by his university experiences. He made his reputation as a theologian and still meets annually with a group of his former doctoral students.
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January 19, 2012

Pope expected to encourage vocations in visit to New York seminary

WASHINGTON – St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., one of the stops for Pope Benedict XVI during his three-day visit to New York this April, is no stranger to the pope or his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
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January 19, 2012

Theme ‘Christ our Hope’ prepares us to welcome the Holy Father

Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming apostolic journey to the United States will soon make headlines, locally, nationally and internationally. How will we, the Catholic faithful, welcome and celebrate the presence of the successor of St. Peter among us? Why do we look forward to the pope’s April 15-20 visit to Washington and New York as so...
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January 19, 2012

Peter, the risen Lord and the early Church

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Washington and New York shortly after Easter. The timing of this papal visit raises the question: Is the ministry of the pope affected or even shaped in a particular way by the resurrection of the crucified Jesus? Is preaching the risen Lord at the heart of what St Peter and...
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January 19, 2012

Peter Through the Ages

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren” (Luke 22:31-32). Our Lord Jesus addressed these words to St. Peter as the time of His death drew near....
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