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Teens have to adapt to cell phone-free retreats

Teens don’t talk – they message. Their increasing dependence on electronic communication challenges retreat directors.
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Ellicott City, Frederick schools earn national Blue Ribbon distinction

Two elementary Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been named Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Prolife video contest opened to young

The archdiocesan Respect Life Office and the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry are jointly sponsoring a pro-life video contest for youth and young adults in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Notre Dame’s athletic director holds the line on faith and football

INDIANAPOLIS – Jack Swarbrick, athletic director at the University of Notre Dame for the past year, said “a common thread of faith” weaves through every part of his life.
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Mercy program helps homeless find housing

It’s not strictly health care but it’s certainly a form of caring. The Mercy Supportive Housing Program at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, helps homeless families obtain housing and then works with them for six months after they move in to make sure they don’t end up back on the streets.
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Hoping for a miracle

How I wish that the people we love and the things we love could last forever. But that is not life on this planet.
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Living in moderation brings about just global development

VATICAN CITY – The only way to bring about just and sustainable development in the world is to live in moderation and fix the vast inequities in the distribution of wealth, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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New Spalding arts and technology building has ‘wow’ factor

Dr. Michael E. Murphy watched Sept. 3 as some Archbishop Spalding High School students stood nervously at the doorway of a new video conferencing room.
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Superior says new Jesuit leader will show vision of future

VATICAN CITY – As the Jesuits choose a new superior general, they will be emphasizing their vision for the future, said Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, who has led the Society of Jesus since 1983.
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Robert Schindler, who fought to care for daughter Terri Schiavo, dies

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Robert Schindler Sr., a Catholic and the father of the late Terri Schiavo, died from heart failure early Aug. 29 in St. Petersburg. He was 71.
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Pope says Christians thank God for blessings in 2007

VATICAN CITY – Marking the end of a year, Christians turn to God who is eternal, thanking him for the blessings he has given and asking for his help and protection, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Archdiocesan leaders seeking solutions to epidemic of violence

The Archdiocese of Baltimore prayed for peace in Baltimore City when summer began.
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