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Some advice for a happy marriage

Over the years, I have literally spent thousands of dollars on courses, classes and books in an effort to be of most help to couples in their marriages. So, naturally, one of the most helpful things I ever found was not in any of those courses, classes or books. It was something I found at...
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Pakistan’s security situation means high costs for Catholic schools

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Catholic education administrators in Pakistan’s Punjab province say their schools face huge additional security costs as the security situation in the country deteriorates.
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Bishop Walsh School institutes vocations program

CUMBERLAND – When Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien visited Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland soon after his Oct. 1 installation, he challenged students and faculty to come up with ways of raising awareness about vocations to the religious life.
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Monsignor Campion honored as seminaries mark alumni day

More than 120 priests and lay alumni of St. Charles Seminary in Charlestown, St. Mary Seminary on Paca Street and St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park gathered on the latter’s campus Oct. 22 for the annual Alumni Day.
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‘A dream fulfilled, a vision realized’ Sisters Academy celebrates first graduating class

The size of the first graduating class of Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Lansdowne, is the same size of some Catholic families. Although the 10 girls are not all Catholic nor are they sisters, their connection over the past four years since the school opened has been like a family, more distinctively – a sisterhood.
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Political unrest drags down Honduran economy

COPAN RUINAS, Honduras – Oscar Garcia used to sell 100 pounds of tomatoes every day in the municipal market of this colonial town near the Guatemalan border. Since the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zeyala, Garcia sells just 40 pounds of tomatoes and has to moonlight as a hotel security guard to support his...
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St. Wenceslaus is ‘beacon of hope’ in Baltimore

One by one, the banners were carried to the altar of St. Wenceslaus on May 18.
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Tech savvy nuns take their message online

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia are among many religious orders who are embracing technology as one way to share their story and attract new members. A search of YouTube reveals videos featuring the ministry of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Sisters of Bon Secours and the Daughters...
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St. Martin’s Home resident turns 100

A 35-year resident of St. Martin’s Home for the Aged, Catonsville, which is run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, turned 100 years old. Imelda Smith commemorated the milestone birthday with the Little Sisters, residents, staff and friends in the St. Martin's Home auditorium.
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Debate the war but stand by the military, admiral tells Smith dinner

NEW YORK – Vigorous public debate about the war in Afghanistan is preferable to ignoring the situation there and confirms that combat deaths are not in vain, according to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Communion offers spiritual strength

For years, Horace Wisniewski faithfully brought Holy Communion to the sick and dying in Dundalk. But after a heart attack slowed him down about a year ago, the roles changed. Now the 90-year-old extraordinary minister of Holy Communion from Sacred Heart of Mary, Graceland Park, relies on others to bring the Eucharist to him.
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New Villa Maria school in Harford “a blessing”

Rick Frank’s eyes were noticeably red from tears minutes after he watched the chorus of the Villa Maria School of Harford County perform “I believe I can fly,” during a dedication Oct. 14.
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