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To the person who took our seat at church on Easter Sunday

On Easter morning we arrived at church about 10 minutes before Mass and headed toward our usual seats.That’s when we realized our pew was full. There you were.I didn’t recognize you and your family. In fact, as we walked through the church, we saw many unfamiliar faces. And we realized
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Mary’s strength

Frank has been sick with a terrible virus since Sunday night.  He slept the better part of three days and refused to eat or drink, so his little body grew weak. His skin has become transparent and grayish.  His eyes are as cold and shiny as faded blue marbles.  The
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At Easter, Middle Eastern patriarchs encourage hope despite turmoil

Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East in their Easter messages urged the faithful to cling to the hope of the risen Christ amid raging wars, human suffering, and the uprooting of Christians from their homelands in the region.
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Cardinal calls Kenyans to prayer in wake of militants’ college attack

The president of the Kenyan Bishops’ Conference called on Easter worshippers to commit to praying for peace and security in their homeland after militants attacked a college campus days earlier.
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Links of Love: Little bracelets make big difference

As siblings Sophia and Sam Crowell learned this Lent, sometimes the smallest of efforts can make the biggest of differences.
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No murder charge in unborn baby’s death called ‘travesty of justice’

Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it "a travesty of justice" that under Colorado law no murder charges could be filed against a woman accused of violently attacking a pregnant woman and using a knife to remove her unborn baby.
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Ten years later, echoes of John Paul’s papacy

It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since Pope John Paul II died at age 84.
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All-nighter at 84: Catonsville woman eagerly awaits Easter Vigil

Rose Marie Hellman, 84, attended her first all-night Holy Saturday Vigil at St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore five years ago.
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Beyond the Bell: Our Lady of Mount Carmel a national model for service

Older students teaching younger students is one of many ways Our Lady of Mount Carmel youths share lessons in service.
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Holy Week: a pilgrimage of faith

A blessed Holy Week, dear readers, to you and those you love.
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Pope asks prisoners to pray that Christ make him a better servant

In a moving ceremony, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prison inmates and a small toddler.
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