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St. Benedict parishioners in tune with Christmas

Parishioners of St. Benedict in Baltimore will take to the streets in song Dec. 18 as they go caroling through the neighborhood. They will be singing from 1 to 4 p.m. and will provide blessed Christmas cookies to all homes visited.
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Church should fear sin of members more than persecution, pope says

ROME – The church should fear the sin of its own members more than hatred against Christians, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Archbishop Dolan defines human dignity as ‘primary doctrine’ of church

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Calling the dignity of the human person “a primary doctrine” of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York told an audience at the University of Notre Dame Dec. 6 that it must prompt Catholics “to treat ourselves and others only with respect, love, honor and care.”
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Walsh quarterback deftly switches seasons

CUMBERLAND – Geno Taylor, the head football coach at Bishop Walsh School, was asked how it was able to field a team this year, with only 90 boys total in grades 9-12.
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A life-changing event

The National Catholic Youth Conference also known as NCYC was held in Indianapolis, Ind. The National Catholic Youth Conference is an exciting, three-day experience of prayer, community and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and adult chaperones. NCYC is open to high school age young people and the chaperones. Most participants are Catholic. Many youth participants are...
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St. John’s Catholic Prep plans move to new campus in Frederick County

St. John’s Catholic Prep in Frederick has announced it will be moving to the campus of St. Thomas More Academy in Buckeystown. St. Thomas More will move to a yet to be determined site in Frederick County.
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Ellicott City catechist organizes outreach to Appalachia

ELLICOTT CITY – As friends and neighbors filled a 53-foot trailer parked outside of her house Dec. 3 with toys, clothes, food and furniture bound for West Virginia, Sarah Ciniero talked about growing up.
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Pope prays for migrants, encourages international assistance

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern for the millions of migrants around the world, and encouraged the agencies trying to help them.
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Sister Mary de Lourdes Monaghan, S.S.N.D., dies

A funeral Mass for School Sister of Notre Dame Mary de Lourdes Monaghan was offered Dec. 6 at the Chapel at Villa Assumpta in Towson.
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Book Review: An extraordinary story of an ‘ordinary’ soldier

Most Americans of a certain age are familiar with the highly publicized, remarkable heroism of Audie Murphy and the battle glory flamboyance of Gen. George Patton among many other larger than life figures of World War II.
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Irish priests struggle, feeling tarred by sins of the minority

DUBLIN – Father Damien McGroarty, 29, is one of the youngest diocesan priests in Ireland. Ordained just over a year ago, he should still be at the honeymoon stage of his vocation.
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