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Depression may affect physical health

People who suffer major depression may also be at risk for serious physical changes in the body and brain, according to Dr. Paul McClelland, a psychiatrist at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.
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Acknowledge the abundance in our midst

Virtually everything we take for granted in our lives would seem like a “miracle” to most of those who have lived centuries before us.
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At 25, pastoral letter on peace set goals that remain unfulfilled

WASHINGTON – May 3 marked the 25th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter on peace, “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response.” In contrast to the highly public process that led to its adoption, the document’s silver anniversary passed with hardly any notice.
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Water Polo Classic showcases local teams

The second annual Cardinal & Gold Classic Water Polo Tournament took place July 14-15 at Hucht Pool on the campus of Calvert Hall College High School, Towson.
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Jesuit magazine says universal health care must also protect unborn

VATICAN CITY – If U.S. Republicans and Democrats can promise to work together on economic policy – an area where they have legitimate differences – they also must try to cooperate in finding a health care plan that can serve the needy while respecting the sacredness of human life, said an influential Jesuit journal.
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Kenyan cardinal says church will resist moves to legalize abortion

NAIROBI, Kenya – The Catholic Church will resist any moves to legalize abortion in Kenya, said Cardinal John Njue of Nairobi.
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Teens learn about justice on streets of Baltimore

Twenty-one youths from across the archdiocese sat and listened in awe, July 11, as Michael Austin told the story of how, as an innocent man, he was convicted of murder and armed robbery. The crowd of young people participating in Justice Action Week July 8-13, joined peer leaders and chaperones at Our Lady of Pompei,...
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Loyola professor aims to show autism as it really is

Leslie Osteen was giving her 7-year-old son a bath when the boy suddenly began kicking violently and howling at the top of his lungs. The random tantrum was far from extraordinary for Cameron, a child living with severe autism.
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No freedom to choose

I was surprised to learn that Maryland Senators Cardin and Mikulski are co-sponsors of the The Freedom of Choice Act. It sounds good, because every American is proud of our freedom to choose what is right and avoid what is wrong. This bill, however, is not a freedom to choose, but a death warrant to...
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Barbara Anderson appointed PLD to Frederick County

As Barbara Anderson prepares to begin her new role as pastoral life director of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Thurmont, and St. Anthony Shrine, Emmitsburg, the 51-year-old director of religious education said she is “honored and humbled to be asked to take on the responsibility” of leading the twinned Frederick County parishes.
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Pope Benedict calls for prayer for victims of disaster in Japan

VATICAN CITY – Saying he, too, was horrified by the images of the death and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Pope Benedict XVI asked people to join him in praying for the victims.
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Cardinal says ‘Humanae Vitae’ cut off church from many people

ROME – Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) has cut off the church from many of the people who most need its advice about human sexuality.
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