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January 19, 2012

Ijamsville youths spread Thanksgiving bounty

IJAMSVILLE – If cooking a turkey dinner is a way of putting faith into action, the youths of St. Ignatius of Loyola have voted to act with their feet and their paring knives.

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January 19, 2012

Lawmakers urged to support BOAST

ANNAPOLIS – Arguing that nonpublic schools in Maryland face dire increases in tuition that are forcing the closure of schools, a leader of the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC) urged state lawmakers to pass a bill rewarding businesses for supporting both public and nonpublic schools.

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January 19, 2012

Speakers analyze Obama’s invitation to Notre Dame commencement

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Professors from other institutions came to the University of Notre Dame to criticize both the way the university handled its invitation to President Barack Obama as 2009 commencement speaker and Obama’s commencement address itself.

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January 19, 2012

Lay Ecclesial Ministry: Co-Workers in the Vineyard

Last week I met with more than 200 of our lay people at the end of their full-day conference, “Co-Workers in the Vineyard.” These dedicated people, many of whom are employed at some level of Archdiocesan and parish administration, were called together to discuss the December 2005 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ document, “Co-Workers in...

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January 19, 2012

Glass half full: Anglican leader, Vatican official assess ecumenism

VATICAN CITY – Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is that of a “glass half full,” and he held his water glass up to emphasize the point.

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January 19, 2012

Parish school caps tuition at third child

In the old days, big families with closely spaced children enjoyed significant tuition breaks for the youngest children – even sending them to Catholic schools for free.

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January 19, 2012

Research is key in choosing a retirement community

Before deciding which retirement community to call home, Ruth Von Bramer did her homework.

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January 19, 2012

Priest says physical exercise has made him a better cleric

As Father James P. Kiesel walks into the Gold’s Gym in east Towson, the staff members call him by name and offer encouragement for his tri-weekly workout. “Looking good, Father Jim,” one of the men says as the 51-year-old pastor of St. Dominic, Hamilton, heads toward the cardio-exercise equipment. “Keep up the good work.”

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January 19, 2012

Rector of Cathedral set to retire

When Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien referred to the rector of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen as “the indomitable, irrepressible Monsignor Robert Armstrong,” hundreds of parishioners interrupted the archbishop's Nov. 15 cathedral homily with applause.

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January 19, 2012

Catholics converge on Annapolis for Lobby Night

ANNAPOLIS – Catholics flexed their political muscles in a big way Feb. 18 when about 600 parishioners from across the state converged on the capitol to lobby their lawmakers on key issues related to the sanctity of life, education and social concerns.

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January 19, 2012

Masses worldwide to recall Archbishop Sheen’s life, promote sainthood

PATERSON, N.J. – A worldwide celebration of Masses Dec. 9 will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of famed author, lecturer and television evangelizer Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, as well as promote his cause for canonization.

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January 19, 2012

Sister Dorothy Marie Thomas, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Dorothy Marie Thomas, O.S.F., at Assisi House in Aston, Pa., on Feb. 13. Sister Dorothy Marie, formerly Sister Marie Gonzaga, died on Feb. 9. She was 89.

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