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Bishop Dudick of Byzantine diocese dies

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. – Retired Bishop Michael J. Dudick of the Byzantine Diocese of Passaic, N.J., died May 30 at the Rest Haven nursing facility in Schuylkill Haven. He was 91. He had previously been in residence at Holy Annunciation Monastery in Sugarloaf. Prior to his retirement in 1995, he had been the bishop of...
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Are the days of textbooks numbered?

High schools and elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are pushing beyond technological limits, discovering that that classroom lessons are mobile and clunky textbooks might be a thing of the past.
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My personal reflections on St. Paul

I grew up Jewish. (I say that facetiously.) My German, trilingual mother spoke her third language, Yiddish, so fluently that she was often absorbed into the local Jewish community for discussions and advice. Surrounded by Orthodox Jews in our small Midwestern town, she was able to clear up our confusion regarding the two religions, Judaism...
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Hundreds of clubs keep seniors on the go

When JoAnn Huebler and her family found a remote control boat named “Poppy” they knew it would make a perfect gift for her father, Joe Danneman, because his five grandchildren call him “Poppy.” “He loves it,” she said of her father, a former Navy man and a Catholic who serves as usher in the nondenominational...
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Shriver showed how ‘faith must engage world,’ Cardinal Wuerl says

POTOMAC - Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was “a man for this age,” whose faith shaped his work on behalf of the poor around the world and his work in defending the dignity of all human life, said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl at the Jan. 22 funeral Mass for the founding director of the Peace...
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Judge Cicone named ‘Man for All Seasons’

The little boy from Italy clung to his mother’s hand as he stood on the deck of the boat and looked across New York Harbor to the Statue of Liberty.
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Catholic Charities dedicates $15 million resource center

As a bagpiper played “Amazing Grace” in the halls of the new Our Daily Bread Employment Center May 24, hundreds of citizens followed the musician like the Pied Piper to tour Baltimore’s first full-service resource center for the poor. The symbolic jaunt through the $15 million, 52,000-square-foot facility followed a lavish dedication ceremony of the...
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U.S. bishops, college presidents to discuss campuses’ Catholic identity

WASHINGTON – In dioceses across the country this year, U.S. bishops and Catholic college and university presidents plan to discuss the specifics of how to best promote Catholic mission and identity on college campuses.
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Victims of hurricane’s fury lost as to next steps to take

OAK ISLAND, Texas – The first day Cathy Tran arrived back on Oak Island after Hurricane Ike forced her to leave, she slept on the floor of her home. All she had was a floor – no roof, no walls, no possessions.
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Proud 74-year-old college graduate wants to set example

Northwood resident Barbara Williams discovered it was possible for a 74-year-old black woman to become a college graduate when she received her bachelor’s degree May 20, and now she wants to inform the youth of her race the only obstacle in their way of educational achievement is complacency. Armed with a hard-earned diploma from Morgan...
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Two Catholic funerals among six for shooting victims in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. – Christina Taylor Green was memorialized for her love of sports, her excitement about her many interests, from politics to dance, and for affecting the whole country, as her father put it at her Jan. 13 funeral.
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Week One: “The Be-Attitudes” an Invitation to “Follow Christ”

The Beatitudes of St. Matthew’s Gospel are among the best known and favored verses in Sacred Scripture, appreciated over the centuries by all religious traditions. They form the preamble to the revered Sermon on the Mount. They offer a prayerful glimpse of heaven on earth, for they present us with a verbal portrait of the...
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