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God’s team always wins

As I was reading the response from Suzanne Molino Singleton in “Practice makes perfect,” (CR, Dec. 13) who stated that “… no one –and no team – is perfect …” my initial thoughts were, “She is a Godly person. I would want her to be my friend. I would want her children to be my...
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Formation requires another trinity – of virtues

Why am I here? This is a question I must answer for myself as I begin my sixth year as Rector of the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence in Rhode Island. It’s a question I have prayed about for the last 13 years as a seminary faculty member, a question I bring to daily...
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Bethlehem’s Milk Grotto brings faith, hope and babies

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The rows of framed letters and baby pictures are testimony that the Milk Grotto – where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus as the Holy Family fled to Egypt – has been much more than a pilgrimage to many couples.
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Schools honor veterans and those serving

Around the Archdiocese of Baltimore, students showed their support for veterans by participating in various celebrations and activities Nov. 11.
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Dioceses sell property, reduce staffs to pay settlements

WASHINGTON – The clergy sex abuse scandal continued to have a major financial impact on U.S. Catholic dioceses in 2007 as multimillion-dollar settlements were reached with abuse victims and dioceses funded their share by selling church property, reducing staff and, in at least one case, soliciting contributions from priests and lay Catholics.
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O’Dwyer offers opportunity for leadership, hope

Twenty miles north of Baltimore City, an unassuming building blends in with the rural town of Sparks.
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Coach Clatchey keeps it real

There’s not a lot of frill or fluff that comes along with Pat Clatchey, Mount St. Joseph High School’s longtime head basketball coach.
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Schools celebrate Blue Ribbons

Karen Smith and Karen Murphy shared a hug Nov. 6 inside the parish hall of St. Timothy in Walkersville.
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Philanthropist supports Mercy Medical Center

Mary Catherine Bunting, the granddaughter of the founder of the Noxzema Chemical Co., never had to work.
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Parishioner keeps history alive at St. Paul

History is one of the big reasons Jerry L. Harlowe joined St. Paul in Ellicott City when he entered the Catholic faith in 2006.
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Take a truly global view about global climate

Tony Magliano’s “Perspective” (CR, Nov. 15) recites the usual list of global-warming-alarmist slogans, but adds a Catholic twist by quoting Cardinal Renato Martino (head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace), and implies that Cardinal Martino agrees with the IPCC report, the Al Gore movie, etc. In reality, Cardinal Martino would be categorized among...
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Bel Air boy who inspired others dies after two-year struggle with cancer

On a late October evening, Monique Spagna cradled her 1-year-old grandson, Carmine, in her Bel Air home. Another grandson, Luciano, ran around the living room chasing the family's new kitten.
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