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Cherish Gifts of Service

In my four-plus years as Archbishop of Baltimore, I don’t recall ever seeing the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland as full as it was on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 6.
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Recovery Requires Help and Prayer

One of the things I appreciate and admire most about the generous people of this Archdiocese is their instinctive desire to help others, especially in times of crisis.
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What’s Old is New Again

“What’s old is new again.” This well-known expression sums up the vast majority of the comments I’ve heard since our Church began using the new translation of the Roman Missal, the prayers we say each week at Mass, Nov. 26-27.
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So scared, but we can’t stand still

I’m so scared! I’m so scared when I look at the news and see the faces of those broken down in grief caused by the hand of violence. That was someone’s child, someone’s spouse, someone’s loved one, gunned down – senseless suffering. I’m so scared when the news reports more deaths today than there were...
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As we are now – Reflections of an aging religious

The first week in December is designated as a collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Religious vocations have declined in the past few decades, and many who have taught or cared for orphans or worked in hospitals can no longer do so. The collection is also a way of giving back to those who...
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Abuse report offers clarity, inspires resolve

Often when the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis is discussed, some defender of the Church will accurately point out that no other institution has done more to study itself and to create safeguards that protect children in the area of sexual abuse. While this may indeed be the case, it should not be a cause...
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Love advice from third graders

Want a lesson on love? Ask the third graders of Ss. James and John School in Baltimore City.
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Lent: A time for pilgrimage

The world is changing and moving in directions never before seen. We see the world turning and moving forward. Look at what has happened in Egypt and Libya. Many say that it is a political revolution at hand while others may conclude that perhaps a spiritual stirring has visited the people and they have been...
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The cardinal Down Under

George Weigel writes about his visit with Father George Pell, the cardinal archbishop of Sydney.
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Immigration a Test of Faith

For many Catholics, there are some issues on which the Church’s teaching is difficult to accept. Immigration is seemingly one of these issues. Yet the underpinning for this teaching is the same that justifies our “position” on many other issues so often deemed obvious or “cut and dry” by the very same people.
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More matters that matter; ready for Operation Faith Lift?

St. Ambrose "angels" are just one example of how black Catholics take evangelization to heart.
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Join a season of action, hope and representation

Do you feel you are adequately represented by your Congressperson?
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