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St. Mary’s Seminary and University holds graduation

St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, the first Roman Catholic seminary in the United States, celebrated the graduation of 22 students from its Ecumenical Institute of Theology May 12, including eight laypersons from the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In addition, 14 seminarians received degrees from the School of Theology. An honorary degree was conferred on...
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Bishop Walsh to have tribute to St. Michael

When St. Michael School closes its Frostburg doors at the end of the school year, it will leave behind more than a century of memories and imprints on the Western Maryland community.
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Myanmar cyclone victims try to survive amid devastating losses

LEIEINTAN, Myanmar – Pascal Than Hlaing is just one of many who are grieving in Leieintan, a village where only one house is left standing and the Baptist and Catholic churches had their roofs torn open.
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A funeral for our little brother Daniel

Tonight I celebrated a funeral Mass for a 5-month old fetus. His name was Daniel. His parents and three brothers had looked forward to the new addition to their family. A week-and-a-half ago the mother, we’ll call her Maria, began having complications. Four days later delivery was induced, but the child could not be saved....
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Be fiscally responsible and close schools with small Catholic population

It is sad that so many Catholic children and their families left the parish Catholic schools of Baltimore. These schools were “real” Catholic schools, because the student population was mostly Catholic.
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Vietnam POW bracelet worn 40 years after war

Most people don’t recognize the plain, nickel-plated bracelet that circles the right wrist of Sister Stacy Gunnip, S.S.N.D. They think it’s an ID bracelet.
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Dialogue group praises schools where Catholics, Muslims study together

VATICAN CITY - Schools where Christians and Muslims study together, as they do at many Catholic schools in the Middle East, should be supported and cherished by both communities because they promote dialogue and lead to real friendships, said dialogue participants.
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Here comes the sun … across the mountaintop

A country preacher once reminded us that, “Everything in the universe moves, when there is hope in the air.” The observation seems true as we begin 2009 with the inauguration of the first African-American president of the United States.
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Doctor: Drinking water important for good health

Fitness gurus have said it so many times and with such certainty that it almost seems like a given: drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day for good health.
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English, Welsh bishops reintroduce meatless Fridays

LONDON - Catholics in England and Wales will be obliged to abstain from meat every Friday under a new rule brought by the bishops.
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Cardinals march away with national spotlight, trophy

Calvert Hall College High School marching band director Brian Ecton is used to seeing his group shine on the big stage.
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Archbishop asks governor to veto bills

Concerned that two bills passed by the Maryland General Assembly would “significantly erode” the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is urging Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to veto Senate Bills 566 and 597.
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