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At 25, pastoral letter on peace set goals that remain unfulfilled

WASHINGTON – May 3 marked the 25th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter on peace, “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response.” In contrast to the highly public process that led to its adoption, the document’s silver anniversary passed with hardly any notice.
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Thanks for important reminder

I want to comment on Father Peter J. Daly’s article, “Baby’s early death teaches important lesson on life” (CR, July 19).
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Jesuit magazine says universal health care must also protect unborn

VATICAN CITY – If U.S. Republicans and Democrats can promise to work together on economic policy – an area where they have legitimate differences – they also must try to cooperate in finding a health care plan that can serve the needy while respecting the sacredness of human life, said an influential Jesuit journal.
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Kenyan cardinal says church will resist moves to legalize abortion

NAIROBI, Kenya – The Catholic Church will resist any moves to legalize abortion in Kenya, said Cardinal John Njue of Nairobi.
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Balancing school work and activities requires time management

Marge Steele’s two high-schoolers think they have too much homework – most students do. Mrs. Steele agrees with her sophomore and senior sons who attend Calvert Hall College High School, Towson.
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Loyola professor aims to show autism as it really is

Leslie Osteen was giving her 7-year-old son a bath when the boy suddenly began kicking violently and howling at the top of his lungs. The random tantrum was far from extraordinary for Cameron, a child living with severe autism.
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No freedom to choose

I was surprised to learn that Maryland Senators Cardin and Mikulski are co-sponsors of the The Freedom of Choice Act. It sounds good, because every American is proud of our freedom to choose what is right and avoid what is wrong. This bill, however, is not a freedom to choose, but a death warrant to...
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Modest, fashionable dress for Catholic school kids

In Catholic Schools, uniforms are the trend, but on out-of-uniform days, students need to consider what fashionable items they can wear without disobeying the modesty rule.
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Pope Benedict calls for prayer for victims of disaster in Japan

VATICAN CITY – Saying he, too, was horrified by the images of the death and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Pope Benedict XVI asked people to join him in praying for the victims.
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Cardinal says ‘Humanae Vitae’ cut off church from many people

ROME – Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) has cut off the church from many of the people who most need its advice about human sexuality.
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Sisters of St. Francis celebrate jubilees

Three former Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore will honor their anniversaries of religious profession at a Jubilarian Mass July 29 at St. Rita in West Allis, Wis.
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New director of prison ministry named

Paulist Father John W. Hurley, executive director of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Department of Evangelization, appointed Deacon Seigfried Presberry as the new director of Prison Ministry last month.
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