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January 19, 2012

Prepare to place baby Jesus in the manger

When I was little, I thought Advent was all about “waiting” – just waiting for Christmas Eve and Christmas to come, so we could put the baby Jesus in the manger of the Nativity set. It seemed to be reinforced by some of the Scriptures that talked about watching and waiting, like the story of...
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January 19, 2012

Corralling the Catholic vote: Political necessity or pipe dream?

WASHINGTON – With the two major parties’ nominees for president apparently decided and attention turning to their vice-presidential choices, an old question inevitably arises in certain circles – how to corral the “Catholic vote” in November.
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January 19, 2012

Hearing loss doesn’t deter NDP swimmer

Becca Meyers does not consider herself a deaf swimmer. The Notre Dame Preparatory freshman is a swimmer who just happens to be deaf.
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January 19, 2012

Eucharist: A Sacrament of Initiation

The story is told of a wise professor who constantly probed the knowledge of his class by asking questions and seeking responses. It would not be uncommon for the professor to ask a student to explain a concept. On one occasion when the professor posed a question to a student, the student began a response...
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January 19, 2012

A Veterans Day thought

The Baltimore Sun’s obituary paints a colorful picture of Christopher Coffland:
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January 19, 2012

Shrine of the Sacred Heart celebrates 140 years

Parishes are the bedrocks of the Catholic community, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien said June 1 as he celebrated the 140th anniversary of The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Mount Washington.
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January 19, 2012

Polls assess impact of abortion on health reform debate

WASHINGTON – As the Senate prepared to begin discussing its version of health reform legislation, two national polls were assessing the impact of abortion on the debate.
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January 19, 2012

Nearly 1,000 gather to honor the life of Father Kevin Brooksbank

Standing in the sunlight in front of Father Kevin Brooksbank’s home parish of St. Joseph, Cockeysville, longtime friend Father Timothy Donahue remarked that he could “stand here all day” and tell stories about the priest he befriended on the first day of class at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park 13 years ago.
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January 19, 2012

Picking the right personal trainer takes work

It takes some work to find the right personal trainer.
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January 19, 2012

Iowa community rallies to help families after raids

WATERLOO, Iowa – As the people arrested in a May 12 immigration raid in Iowa were processed and sent off to prison or deported, church leaders, pastoral ministers and community organizers in northeast Iowa struggled with what they called the tragic and devastating effects of the enforcement action.
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January 19, 2012

School Sister of Notre Dame remembered as professor, poet and inspiration

School Sister of Notre Dame Maura Eichner, a member of the College of Notre Dame’s class of 1941 and a professor of writing there for 50 years, died Nov. 15, after a long illness.
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January 19, 2012

Musicologists find gems in scores found in Bolivian mission churches

CONCEPCION, Bolivia – While the painstakingly restored churches in eastern Bolivia may be the crown jewels of South America’s colonial Jesuit missions, the real gems were found in several decrepit boxes after nearly two centuries of neglect.
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