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To a degree, parishes feel the heat

With winter finally making an appearance, soaring ceilings combined with equally high heating bills find some parishioners reaching for their coats while pastors reach for a programmable thermostat.
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Share your 9/11 memories

Everyone of a certain age has recollections of Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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If nuns ruled the world …

If nuns were ruling the world, peace and justice would reign!
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Henry Hyde, known for pro-life efforts, dies at 83

WASHINGTON – Henry J. Hyde, the former Republican congressman from Illinois whose name became synonymous with efforts to limit federal funding of abortion, died Nov. 29 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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Camp St. Vincent: Homeless children enjoy summer haven

For Tammie Maynard of Booth House, a homeless shelter in Mount Vernon, Camp St. Vincent has served two purposes toward her and her daughter’s well-being.
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Pope, on plane, says church can help Africa address its problems

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO CAMEROON – Making his first trip to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church can help bring answers to the continent’s chronic problems, including poverty, AIDS and tribalism.
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CRS thanks St. Vincent de Paul for generous donation

Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett formally thanked Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore for nearly $18,000 in recent contributions to fund aid for people in impoverished parts of the world.
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At opening of exhibit on rescue, Chilean miners say God was with them

WASHINGTON – The dramatic and uplifting story of survival and a rescue that captivated the world one year ago unfolds in “Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine,” a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington.
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No challenge too great for new authors

Margaret Patrick placed a hand on her son Jordan’s arm and smiled. Seconds later, her eyes dampened.
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Arts get a major boost at Hagerstown school

HAGERSTOWN – As 15-year-old Charlotte Riggs prepared to rehearse a show tune in a room attached to Thomas McFarland’s classroom, Mr. McFarland stopped what he was doing and crept beside the half-open door.
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New Montessori program at St. Pius X ‘tried and true’

The countdown has begun for St. Pius X Schoolprincipal Maggie Dates.
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Death penalty debate moves to House as MCC advances other important issues

In the wake of the Maryland Senate’s rejection of a ban on the death penalty, repeal advocates are shifting their attention to the House of Delegates where the Judiciary Committee is expected to take up the controversial issue in a March 17 hearing.
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