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January 19, 2012

Poem puts Santa in service of Christ

On the first Sunday of Advent, I visited the Festival of Trees at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Among the many vendors, I discovered Gizmo’s Art, and I found a framed early representation of Santa Claus, and a poem I had never seen before. It was dated 1899, but no author was credited and no newspaper cited....
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January 19, 2012

Plan for your death while you’re alive

With the understanding that no one gets out of this existence alive, those who want to prepare for the inevitable can plan their funeral and prepay for most of it, too.
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January 19, 2012

Statue is touching tribute from St. John, Severna Park, family

SEVERNA PARK – John and Linda DeMichiei stared at the face of Jesus and saw their son, John Jr., April 11.
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January 19, 2012

Adopting embryos raises moral questions, Vatican officials say

VATICAN CITY – No fully moral solution exists for dealing with frozen embryos, not even the idea of adopting or “rescuing” abandoned embryos to bring them to full development and birth, Vatican officials said.
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January 19, 2012

San Antonio archbishop unhappy with Clinton rally

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said he was “neither advised nor consulted” by St. Mary’s University officials when the school agreed to host a Feb. 13 evening rally for Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton sponsored by the group “Texas for Hillary.”
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January 19, 2012

MCC calls legislative session ‘extremely successful’

It was a good 90 days in Annapolis for the Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC). At the April 11 close of the 2011 legislative session, the public-policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops got much of what it wanted.
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January 19, 2012

A feast for Baltimore

Some months ago I heard a well-known TV news commentator and talk show host, a Catholic, chide one of his guests for not knowing the meaning of the Immaculate Conception.
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January 19, 2012

Patriots win championships

Midway through the IAAM A Conference indoor soccer season, Gary Lynch, head coach for The John Carroll School in Bel Air, told The Catholic Review that his Patriots were at a clear disadvantage since they play indoor with the same offensive and defensive mindset as they have playing outdoor soccer.
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January 19, 2012

Catholics venerate St. John Bosco relic after arrival in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Hundreds of Taiwanese Catholics, joined by immigrant Filipino workers, flocked to venerate a relic of St. John Bosco and followed the local custom of burning firecrackers to welcome its arrival.
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January 19, 2012

Mount St. Mary’s institution now a college basketball Hall of Famer

The national collegiate record 49 seasons Jim Phelan spent coaching men’s basketball at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg are part of the game’s lore.
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January 19, 2012

Locals, tourists flock to Panama’s Black Christ

PORTOBELO, Panama – His face is dark brown like coffee. His lips and nose are thin and delicate like the Amhara people of Ethiopia. His wooden body is detailed and strong, hewn by a forgotten Spanish sculptor thousands of miles from the sweltering Caribbean village where he now rests.
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January 19, 2012

Notre Dame Preparatory set to premiere musical work

TOWSON – As a composer, William Watson spends months, if not years, with a piece inside his head, wondering what it would sound like with a full orchestra and chorus.
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