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Archdiocese welcomes more than 800 new Catholics

As more than 800 catechumens and candidates from the Archdiocese of Baltimore prepare to enter the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil, April 7, Holy Saturday morning will provide an opportunity for prayer and reflection. The elect, whose February ceremonies were cancelled because of snow, will make one final preparation at 10 a.m. during Preparation...
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We’ve come this far by faith and works of many

Last All Saints’ Day, as the congregation of St. Ignatius sang the Litany of the Saints, I found myself prayerfully interjecting Mother Mary Lange. I, as many others, believe in the depth of our souls that having seen the face of God, she resides in one of his many mansions.
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‘Public correction’ to Marquette professor’s views

WASHINGTON – The “mistaken views” on contraception, abortion, same-sex marriage and other church teachings expressed in two 2006 pamphlets by Marquette University theology professor Daniel C. Maguire “should not be confused with the faith and moral teaching of the Catholic Church,” the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine said. The doctrine committee’s “Statement Concerning Two Pamphlets...
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Chaplain describes ‘total chaos’ after Fort Hood shootings

WASHINGTON – Two months into his new posting as an on-call chaplain at the United States’ largest Army base, Father Ed McCabe had the longest day of his military chaplaincy.
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Bishop, victims have spirited talk about child sex abuse

WASHINGTON – In a spirited exchange with victims of child sex abuse, the head of the U.S. bishops’ child protection committee said March 20 that bishops must work together to prevent cover-ups of clergy child sex abuse. Cover-ups cannot be condoned and several bishops and priests have resigned over cover-ups, some after being told to...
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A Cathedral to call home

In 1959, I was in my first year of high school in the Minor Seminary, St. Charles in Catonsville (now Charlestown). I was one of many in attendance at the opening Mass at the new Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Little did I know then that I would spend more than 25 years of my...
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Godmothers of a different kind

When St. Matthew, Northwood, parishioner Dorothy E. Alford is in need of a spiritual boost or a friend, this 95-year-old Idlewood resident contacts her ‘godparents.’ She is not praying to deceased family or friends who attended her baptism – but calling the two younger women who assisted in her conversion to Catholicism three years ago....
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German cardinal stresses Catholic role in toppling Berlin Wall

COLOGNE, Germany – A German cardinal said various commemorations of the collapse of the Berlin Wall ignore contributions by the Catholic Church.
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‘Grandma’ Dixon serving others at age 91

Although the entire room calls Dorothy Dixon “Grandma,” she has no grandchildren. The 91-year-old soup kitchen coordinator answers to the pet name from some 100 community members who visit St. Cecilia, Baltimore, on Thursdays to eat a hot supper. The lively Ms. Dixon walks three blocks daily from her home that she shares with her...
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Tauber still finds time to give

It’s a good thing that Elizabeth Tauber is one of the state’s premier cross country runners.
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Spring sprucing tips to sell your home

Spring cleaning takes on a whole new meaning when preparing to sell a house. Nina Sloan, an agent for Long and Foster Realtors in Lutherville, suggests some easy and inexpensive design tips to help people sell their home as quickly as possible. Ms. Sloan recommends getting someone else, an agent or someone who does home...
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