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Follow practical tips for preventing spread of H1N1

There’s a parable told of an angel walking into a city just as the plague was walking out of the city. The angel said to the plague: “You should be ashamed of yourself for killing all those people!” The plague replied: “I only killed a few. Fear killed the rest.”
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Bishop Wenski testifies on immigration reform

WASHINGTON – The problem that must be solved by immigration reform “is not the immigrants” but “the broken system,” the former chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration told a House subcommittee. In testimony May 22 before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of...
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Cathedral of Mary Our Queen celebrates 50 years

Fifty years to the day that Archbishop Francis P. Keough dedicated the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, friends and parishioners of the Homeland landmark gathered Nov. 15 to celebrate its golden jubilee.
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Eastern Shore parishes welcome vacationing Catholics

Summer in Maryland means long drives to the Eastern Shore with the sunroof open and the windows down. Thousands of Marylanders migrate to the beach every summer for vacation, but what kind of effect do they have on the Eastern Shore parishes? According to Bishop Michael Saltarelli, who has been bishop of the Diocese of...
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Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection is Nov. 21 and 22

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is asking Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore to help support the poor and vulnerable by donating to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
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Avid readers page through summer library programs

Whether relaxing by the pool or stuck inside on a rainy day, reading is always a great summer activity. The Enoch Pratt Free Library is offering several programs dedicated to books this summer. Avid readers can sign up for the Summer Reading Club at all Pratt library locations June 9. The theme for the program,...
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Gabriel Network to add its first maternity home in the city

Pregnant women in Baltimore who need support in bringing their babies to term will find help next year when the Gabriel Network opens a new maternity home in West Baltimore.
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Prominent evangelical theologian returns to Catholic Church

WASHINGTON – The return of a prominent evangelical philosopher and theologian to the Catholic Church, his childhood home, has provoked a storm of controversy in the evangelical community. Francis J. Beckwith is a tenured associate professor of church-state studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the largest Baptist university in the world. He resigned as...
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Cardinal Rode defends apostolic visitation of US nuns

VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Franc Rode, head of the Vatican office overseeing religious orders, said he requested an apostolic visitation of women's religious orders in the United States to help the sisters and to respond to concerns for their welfare.
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Gators, Lions and Owls a hit at softball finals

Strong pitching, timely hits and confident play down the line were part of the May 12 Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland softball championships at Harford Community College, which helped The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore; Maryvale Preparatory School, Brooklandville; and Towson Catholic rise to the top to secure their 2007 conference championship titles. In A...
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Pope says November feasts highlight tie between living, dead

VATICAN CITY – Underlining people’s connection with those who have gone before them, the annual commemorations of All Saints and All Souls remind Christians that “we are never alone,” Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Casper Taylor reflects on hard decisions

CUMBERLAND – Nearly five years after Casper R. Taylor Jr. lost his seat in the House of Delegates and stepped down as Maryland’s longest-serving Speaker of the House of Delegates, the well-known Western Maryland native hasn’t backed away from public policy. While he no longer casts a vote or wields a gavel, Mr. Taylor serves...
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