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U.S. Dominican province welcomes its biggest class of novices in decades

WASHINGTON – Statistics show a drastic fall in the number of people entering religious life since the 1960s, yet during ceremonies Aug. 7, the Dominican Province of St. Joseph formally accepted 21 men as novices – the province’s largest novitiate class since 1966.
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The Joy of Football

As half the nation eagerly awaits the kickoff of the Super Bowl, the other half looks on in wonderment at what could be so enthralling about grown men running up and down a field carrying an oblong ball. Football fans who cannot articulate why they feel such passion for the game may retreat to their...
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Memorial commemorates historic church demolished in 2008 tornado

CHAPMAN, Kan. – The loss of St. Patrick’s Chapel in Chapman during the June 2008 tornado was heartbreaking, but a memorial that stands in its place is a reminder of its significance.
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Foundation established for Coach Flynn’s children

The late Bob Flynn, head men’s basketball coach for McDaniel College and former athletic director and head basketball coach for Cardinal Gibbons High School, liked to keep it simple and liked to keep it real. As evidenced by the recent outpouring of support during the week of Jan. 14, after the 49-year-old Flynn’s unexpected death...
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Catholic schools careful with social media

Doug Heidrick wasn’t so sure Calvert Hall College High School should get into Facebook, a popular online social media page. The school’s communications director wasn’t convinced it was an appropriate venue for a Catholic school and he feared a presence on Facebook would siphon visitors from the school’s well-established website.
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O’Malley budget aids education, stem cell research

While leaders of the Maryland Catholic Conference were pleased that Gov. Martin J. O’Malley included money in his budget for nonpublic school students, they expressed deep disappointment that he boosted funding for embryonic stem cell research and did not support a proposed abortion alternatives program promoted by Cardinal William H. Keeler. Just one day after...
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Theology on Tap marks 30 years of wine, young adults and the Lord

CHICAGO – At a Champaign pizzeria in the spring of 1981, a youthful Tim Leeming pulled Father Jack Wall into a private conversation and offered an impromptu confession.
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Mount Washington couple found love online

As Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Homeland, parishioner Kelly Bradford was approaching her mid 30s, her mother wondered if her “bohemian” daughter was ever going to settle down and marry a “good Catholic boy.” The Mount Washington social worker had already tried meeting “the one” in a variety of venues, including Catholic organizations, church and...
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Archdiocesan Missions Office director, 76, keeps helping his homeland of Haiti

ST. MARC, Haiti – It is well after hours for the students of The Good Samaritans School, but Dieula, one of its bright 13-year-olds, is in the home of its founder, using the evening to polish a foreign tongue that will supplement her native Creole.
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With local radio gone Christian radio moves in

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After out-of-town interests bought local commercial radio stations in rural America, evangelical Christian interests obtained broadcast licenses on that part of the FM dial reserved for noncommercial use, according to Dee Davis, president of the Center for Rural Strategies in Whitesburg, Ky. As a result, there are now 2,000 evangelical radio stations...
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Prayers, money needed for bombing victim

Emily Munn was surfing the website Facebook.com recently when she looked at the bottom right of the screen at the chat function. She saw a list of friends who were online at the time.
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U.S. Bishop discusses Palestinian plight

NAHALEEN, West Bank – The encroachment of Israeli settlements on Palestinian water sources must be addressed, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said his two-day visit to view Catholic Relief Services’ projects in West Bank farming villages brought to his attention the plight of...
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