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Restoring freedom

The backlash from a new Indiana law has been fierce, ranging from angry editorials to calls to boycott the state.
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Minnesota beer company celebrates 15 years of feeding the hungry

Fans of Finnegans beer are feeding the hungry in Minnesota, some of whom were past clients of Catholic Charities.
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Movie Review: Furious 7

True to form, exotic settings, stale dictums and always-murky moral values characterize "Furious 7."
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Where are they now? – Gavin Floyd

I didn’t know it then, but back in 2001, I was interviewing teens who would move on to careers that put them in the spotlight. In addition to Candace Dold, who I featured in my most recent “Where are they now” blog post, I also had an opportunity to meet
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Pro-lifers criticize new abortion clinic offering spa-type setting

Carafem, a new clinic in a Washington suburb that offers a spa-type setting for women seeking an abortion using RU-486, seems to be telling women "that abortion is not complicated at all," according to a commentary posted on National Right to Life's online news site.
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The hope of Springtime and the joy of the Easter Season: Photos and warm weather wisdom to inspire

(Photo: Getty Images)---“For see, the winter is past,the rains are over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth,the time of pruning the vines has come,and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land.”— Song of Songs 2: 11-12After a long, hard winter, the weather in many areas of
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Let us pray—with friends, family, and a few refreshments at a prayer gathering

Other people collect scarves or go rock climbing or take up bird watching.My current passion? Hosting prayer gatherings.So far they have all been for expectant mothers and their babies. I invite a few friends over to say the rosary.We nibble on something, pray together, laugh and share stories, and everyone
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Absent Halethorpe friend still sharing ‘light amid darkness’ at Easter Vigil

Robin Anikas, her husband Vince, and their son Vincent III were among the candidates initiated into the Catholic Church.
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Humility is key to understanding Easter, sharing its joy, pope says

“Love has triumphed over hatred. Life has conquered death. Light has dispelled the darkness," the pope said.
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Share Easter joy, defend persecuted Christians, pope says

Reciting the "Regina Coeli" prayer with thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square during Easter Mass on April 6, the pope demanded defense and protection for "our brothers and sisters persecuted, exiled, killed and decapitated just because they are Christians."
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Sister Helen Marie Lutz, O.S.U., dies

A funeral Mass for Ursuline Sister Helen Marie Lutz was offered March 25 at the Ursuline Motherhouse in Louisville, Ky.
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