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MILWAUKEE – Don’t let their veils and name – Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida – deceive you. Members of the Milwaukee order aren’t just brides of Christ. They’re biker girls.

Towson parishioners rebuild after tragic loss

John and Gat Meredith planned on marking the first anniversary of their daughter’s death quietly.

Inner Harbor races promise boatload of fun

Sleek, canoe-like boats adorned with intricately carved dragon heads and tails will slice through the waters of the Inner Harbor in a spectacle dating to ancient China.

Catholic health conference coming to Baltimore

The teachings of Pope John Paul II will be explored at the Catholic Medical Association’s 77th annual Educational Conference, which will be held in Baltimore Oct. 8-11.

San Francisco archbishop wants talk with Pelosi on Catholic teaching

SAN FRANCISCO – Calling recent nationally broadcast comments by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “in serious conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church,” Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco invited the Catholic lawmaker “into a conversation with me” about church teaching on abortion, the beginning of human life and the formation of conscience.

Three years after Katrina, bad memories still vivid

NEW ORLEANS – There are bad days – and then there are incredibly bad days. Cobble enough of those together, as Marine Maj. Gen. Douglas O’Dell did in August 2005, and the sobering result was “the worst month of my life,” a snapshot of death and despair that won’t ever depart from a steely-eyed military man whose emotional survival is based on compartmentalization and detachment.

Caritas delivers aid to victims of Hurricane Gustav in Cuba

HAVANA – Church officials are working to deliver aid to the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio, one of the areas hardest hit when Hurricane Gustav struck Cuba.

Elect a pro-life president

This in response to the article “Catholic may be heartbeat from the presidency” (CR,Aug. 28). I am deeply concerned that some readers may focus on the word “Catholic” and interpret the article as an endorsement of the Obama/Biden campaign. The headline should have read, “Pro-abortion Catholic may be heartbeat from the presidency.”

Biden article brimming with ‘cafeteria Catholicism’

“Catholic may be heartbeat from the presidency” (CR, Aug. 28) was wrong right from the headline, because you can’t be a pro-death supporter and a Catholic at the same time. To label that an oxymoron is an understatement. This article could mislead the uninformed to believe that it is acceptable to vote for Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), because other than this one little problem area with “some in the Church,” he is just OK on other church lobbying efforts, and his selection is “a positive development.” With his views and the even more radical views of his running mate – the infanticide supporter – how can anyone truly following church teaching not have a problem with this? What kind of Catholic would agree to join a ticket like this or vote for one?

Supporting abortion should be enough to disqualify politician

When is The Catholic Review going to stop publishing articles that pay lip service to the sanctity of life of our unborn brothers and sisters? The article (CR, Aug. 28) on Joe Biden, “Catholic may be heartbeat from the presidency,” is a prime example. It states that Biden is “a Catholic who supports legal abortion but on other issues has been an ally for the church’s public policy interest.”

Where is Christian conscience when it comes to war

I find Monsignor James Farmer’s column, “Society chooses death, church chooses life,” (CR, Aug. 21) very disturbing. He lists abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment and embryonic stem cell research, and makes no mention of the unjust and immoral Iraq War. The words of Pope John Paul II (March 5, 2003) regarding the Iraq War were not heeded: “unjust, immoral, illegal!”

Schools continue to nurture students after final bell