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First comes marriage

I am happy to see Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien speak out (CR, April 7) on cohabitation and sex before marriage. My wife and I are a marriage sponsor couple, preparing those who seek the sacrament of marriage in the church. Most couples announce as they enter our home for the first time that they are...
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Mother and child: A story of love and redemption

Malik Sterling Tillery Brogden slumped in front of a sofa Dec. 17 in his family’s Baltimore home. His mother, Margaret Brogden, sat just above him and placed her hand gently on his head, eliciting a smile from the 8-year-old boy.
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Comrade makes it his “business” to stand by best friend

Usually 22-year-old Corey Fick has to lift his best friend Ryan Major out of a wheelchair and place him in bed at night. But lately, Mr. Major, 23, is capable of putting himself to bed, in spite of the fact that his legs and several fingers are missing – injuries sustained in the Iraq War...
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Young pilgrims keep focused on faith

The sky crackled with thunder, lightning danced and wind howled ferociously as rain covered the land, causing the rivers to overflow into the streets.
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Vatican foundation solicits funds for AIDS drugs for worldwide use

VATICAN CITY – “Light a star on the tree of life” by helping the Vatican provide antiretroviral drugs to people with AIDS in the world’s poorest countries, said Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan.
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Military families gain new shepherd

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. A. Broglio was installed Jan. 25 as the Archbishop for Military Services, USA at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington.
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British bishop welcomes Scouting document, ‘My Body, My Choice’

LONDON – A British bishop has welcomed a Scouting document that, among other things, allows for Scouts ages 14 and older to be taught about condoms.
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Pope’s busy year highlights three themes: St. Paul, Bible, U.S. trip

VATICAN CITY – For Pope Benedict XVI, 2008 was the year of St. Paul, the year of the Bible and the year of the United States.
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World Day for Consecrated Life is Feb. 3

Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will honor the dedicated service of religious sisters, brothers and priests Feb. 3, the World Day for Consecrated Life.
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Reserve support for documented immigrants

Regarding “Tuition bill for immigrants levels the playing field” (CR, March 24), documented immigrants deserve a level playing field. Unlawful invaders, of which there are millions in our country, deserve nothing from the United States. The Maryland Catholic Conference is wrong to support these lawbreakers. I’m forced to re-think my financial support to the church....
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Archbishop O’Brien promotes healing in Frostburg

Acknowledging the pain that comes with the impending closure of St. Michael School in Frostburg, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien visited St. Michael parish Dec. 8 and encouraged the faith community to work toward healing.
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People’s anti-immigrant bias comes from not knowing them

LAREDO, Texas – People are biased against immigrants because they don’t know them, said the director of a migrant shelter in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
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