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January 19, 2012

Father Muth to head Blessed Sacrament

When Father Joseph L. Muth Jr., pastor of St. Matthew, Northwood, also took over as shepherd of Baltimore’s Church of the Blessed Sacrament Jan. 1, he looked to Third World countries for inspiration.

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January 19, 2012

Young adult ministry shifts focus

The Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is shifting from a focus on young adult programs to an approach they hope will infuse young adults throughout parish life.

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January 19, 2012

Hundreds of Christmas gifts pour in to replace what ‘Grinch’ stole

VIOLET, La. – The Grinch wore a size 11½ shoe, weighed about 240 pounds and was down a few drops of blood.

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January 19, 2012

Nun, described as Poland’s best cook, releases DVD

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish nun who thought up her best cake recipe in a dream has released a special DVD with tips on her culinary masterpieces.

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January 19, 2012

St. Ambrose Homesharing fills need on both ends

Deborah Higgins didn’t know where to turn.

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January 19, 2012

Despite hard choices, Catholics must vote

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Catholics must not seek to avoid difficult decisions about political candidates by choosing not to vote, Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester said in a new document on “Conscience and Your Vote.”

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January 19, 2012

Find the true Christmas spirit

In this Christmas Eve edition of The Catholic Review – the last of the year – I offer these Christmas-related “Thoughts on our Church,” with sincere gratitude to you, good readers, for tending this weekly column and for your faithful witness and dedicated service to our Church.

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January 19, 2012

Bishop praises lawmakers for vote to abolish death penalty

WASHINGTON – Bishop John M. Smith of Trenton, N.J., said Dec. 14 he was pleased New Jersey legislators voted to abolish the death penalty, but said he would not have a “triumphalist attitude about it” because capital punishment is such a sensitive issue.

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January 19, 2012

Famed televangelist Oral Roberts dies at age 91

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Televangelist Oral Roberts, founder of the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., died Dec. 15 at age 91 in Newport Beach from complications of pneumonia, according to his spokeswoman, Melany Ethridge.

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January 19, 2012

Archbishop O’Brien praises Catholic Charities’ volunteers

As Catholic Charities’ volunteers and supporters were treated to a breakfast in their honor at the organization’s new Our Daily Bread building in Baltimore Dec. 12, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien called their labors impressive, efficient and effective.

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