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Story of John Horse, a Black Seminole warrior

Although November was established as the month we celebrate National Black Catholic History, it is also the month we celebrated National Native American Heritage.
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Gaels take runner-up in both the MIAA and MAPHL

It was an up and down season for the Mount St. Joseph, Irvington, ice hockey team this year. According to longtime head coach Erv Terwilliger, who is in his 17th season with the program, “We played well through the first half of the season. We beat DeMatha early on, which was great but I think...
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Updated: Pro-life leaders ready to fight City Council bill

Pro-life leaders are vowing to fight a measure passed Nov. 23 by the Baltimore City Council that imposes new requirements on four pregnancy resource centers in the city.
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Owls defend title

While at home waiting for the late afternoon finals game of the MIAA A Conference to tip off, Towson Catholic senior point guard Larry Bastfield was anxious. He was pacing around his house, making phone calls.
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27 things I’m grateful for at Thanksgiving

Some years back, a book came out titled “14,000 Things to Be Happy About.” This compendium of gratitude simply listed thousands of items – from ice cream sandwiches to extra-inning baseball games – that made the author thankful, and inspired others to reflect along similar lines.
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State lawmakers consider reporting bills

With the support of the Catholic Church, the House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill Feb. 22 requiring law enforcement agencies to notify nonpublic school superintendents or principals when one of their students is arrested for a serious crime. The Senate version of the bill is now under consideration in Annapolis.
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Some South Korean Catholic priests become Anglican so they can marry

SEOUL, South Korea – The Catholic Church in South Korea has lost four priests to the Anglicans in recent years, with marriage cited as the most important reason.
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CRS: Doctors in Congo helps ease plight of female victims

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A church-run training program for rural doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped ease the plight of women in the war-torn eastern region where sexual violence is common, an aid worker said.
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Baltimore offers wide range of independent living options

For seniors looking to live an active lifestyle without the responsibility of maintaining their own houses, there are a wide variety of independent living communities in the Baltimore area that offer many different features.
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Eucharistc adoration doesn’t trump the Mass

One of the genuinely hopeful developments in Catholic life in recent years has been the spread of eucharistic adoration. Parishes across the country have begun to offer opportunities for people to meditate and pray before the Blessed Sacrament. In some places, eucharistic adoration is a 24/7 program while elsewhere it takes place several days a...
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USCCB efforts on health care reform measure seen as lesson for future

The successful effort by leaders and staff members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to press lawmakers to keep abortion out of health care reform legislation in the House of Representatives provides an example for the future, according to the chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
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Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., on Feb. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Edith, formerly known as Sister Mary Thomasita, died on Feb. 14. She was 82.
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