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A leftover Valentine’s treat: Wedding ABCs

 When we were preparing for my sister’s wedding last fall, my mother had one of those brilliant last-minute ideas.She decided we would create a coloring book for the young wedding guests. And I would write a poem for it.As matron of honor, I had to say yes. And, when we
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Pope offers lesson in humility

Long before Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger assumed the papal throne and Archbishop William E. Lori sat on the chair of John Carroll, the churchmen shared a bumpy flight between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
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Legatus group urged to help all Catholics see religious liberty threat

Baltimore Archbishop Lori speaks on religious freedom to a national gathering of Catholic business leaders.
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Archbishop Lori advocates repeal, says death penalty offers ‘a tragic illusion’

Archbishop William E. Lori testified to support repeal of Maryland’s death penalty Feb. 14.
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Mount 2000 sparks teen’s faith

About 1,300 youths and more than 300 adults attended Mount 2000.
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Dancing their way through 66-plus years of marriage

Hundreds of couples attended a World Marriage Day Mass celebrated by Archbishop Lori.
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Lent is a time of conversion, Baltimore archbishop says at Ash Wednesday Mass

Archbishop Lori explains that Lent is a time to turn away from sin and self-centeredness.
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Catholic Review article is embarrassing

The article “Why not women priests?” breaks new ground in bringing forth arguments that support an all-male clergy.
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Precedence provides no blueprint for pope’s resignation, local historian says

Father Michael J. Roach is among the likely very few who claim not to have been surprised by Pope Benedict’s Feb. 11announcment of his resignation.
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Local Catholics recall brushes with Pope Benedict XVI

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have fond memories of encountering Pope Benedict XVI.
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Valentine’s Day in Black and White

 This Valentine’s Day, while everyone else is wearing red and exchanging gifts, Patrick and I will be celebrating the love we share in black and white.  We aren’t cynics who perceive Valentine’s Day to be the artificial byproduct of commercial glut.  In fact, we look forward to honoring the patron
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