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Two evenings of fun, fellowship and blanket-making in the parish center of St. Mark, Catonsville, resulted in sending more than 130 fleece blankets to Soldier’s Angels (www.soldiersangels.org), an organization distributing blankets before Christmas to 180,000 deployed soldiers.
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Service enlivens faith for St. John’s grad

After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf of Mexico, 17-year-old Cory Grimes joined a mission group of area Catholics to restore two storm-damaged homes in New Orleans.
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Stewardship called ‘practical spirituality’ that follows Jesus’ example

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – If you think stewardship is just a fancy way a parish asks for more in the collection basket, Father Daniel Mahan invites you to think again.
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Vatican newspaper: Beatles’ music better than today’s pop songs

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper said the musical compositions of the Beatles were far more creative than the “standardized and stereotyped” pop music of today.
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Measure to prohibit same-sex marriage to go to California voters

SAN FRANCISCO – An initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California has qualified for the Nov. 4 ballot.
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Supporters say in-state tuition rate for immigrants ‘levels the playing field’

Yolanda Vargas Barba’s dream of becoming a doctor begins with education. The 18-year-old Bolivian immigrant fears that dream might be out of reach unless Maryland provides in-state tuition rates for high school students regardless of their immigration status.
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Daschle chosen to head Health and Human Services

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, former Democratic senator from South Dakota, to be the next Health and Human Services secretary.
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High-flying IND grad has 10 years of straight As

Maria Kroat was a second-grader the last time she saw a “B” on her report card. For the next decade, the parishioner of Our Lady of Hope in Dundalk earned nothing but straight As – making her one of the top students at Our Lady of Hope-St. Luke School in Dundalk and the Institute of...
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Despite massive destruction, Salesian-run school continues its mission

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Carefully eying four round legs of what were to become part of a cabinet, Isaac Collin was making sure his handiwork aligned just right.
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Archbishop O’Brien says bishops united at meeting

The Archdiocese of Baltimore might consider closing Catholic hospitals and social service charities if the incoming U.S. Congress passes the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) and President-elect Barack Obama signs it into law.
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Catholic student association launches pilgrim news Web site for WYD

PERTH, Australia – The Australian Catholic Students Association has kicked off a Web site linking international pilgrims with Australian Catholics as they prepare for World Youth Day in July.
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Symposium helps health pros understand ‘Obamacare’ from Catholic perspective

TOWSON – Some 150 physicians, nurses, spiritual care/chaplains and hospital leaders gathered March 12 at St. Joseph Medical Center in an effort to better understand Catholic concerns about President Obama’s health care reform legislation, especially as it relates to freedom of conscience and government funding of abortion.
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