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The Parish Partnership Program is not just about giving – it’s about getting, too. The Baltimore-Haiti Outreach Project pairs a parish in the Archdiocese of Baltimore with one in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.

God is the healer of hearts

“You can’t be Irish and not know that eventually life will break your heart.” I’ve always attributed that quote to Pierre Salinger, the press secretary for President John F. Kennedy, on the occasion of Kennedy’s assassination.

Reflections on the Cockeysville murders

Although I was across the country when the news broke about the Browning family in Cockeysville, I couldn’t help but to try to find out as much information as possible, especially since I was somewhat responsible for nine high school students myself during that time. It was the crime that no one thought could ever happen. It was an event that doesn’t affect our lives here in suburbia. Yet, it happened and how does anyone make sense out of something so heinous.

“The Laws of Nature and Nature’s God…”

This past Monday evening I attended my first Catholic Lobby Night – when Maryland Catholics meet in the state capital to learn about issues affecting our Church and to share concerns with their elected officials.

Castro’s rule marked by stormy relations with church

WASHINGTON – During nearly 50 years of rule, Fidel Castro had an often-stormy relationship with the Cuban Catholic Church. The Jesuit-educated Castro was equally comfortable defusing the Cuban church as an institutional force during the early years of his revolution in the 1960s as he was bantering casually with Pope John Paul II during the papal visit to Cuba in 1998.

Father Burghardt dies; was one of nation’s top theologians

WASHINGTON – Jesuit Father Walter Burghardt, long regarded as one of U.S. Catholicism’s top theologians and preachers, died Feb. 16 at the Jesuits’ infirmary on the campus of St Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He was 93 years old.

Catholics converge on Annapolis for Lobby Night

ANNAPOLIS – Catholics flexed their political muscles in a big way Feb. 18 when about 600 parishioners from across the state converged on the capitol to lobby their lawmakers on key issues related to the sanctity of life, education and social concerns.

World Marriage Day celebrates enduring unions

It was during the Great Depression when Virginia said “hi” to Sebastian LaRossa at a dance. She left to say hello to the bandleader, and when she walked back, Sebastian said to her, “You know I’m going to marry you.”

Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Edith McLaughlin, O.S.F., on Feb. 20 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Edith, formerly known as Sister Mary Thomasita, died on Feb. 14. She was 82.

Father Funk, Frederick pastor, dies

Local News, News, Obituaries

Father Wayne G. Funk, the longtime pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Frederick who was known for his encouraging, pastoral presence, died Feb. 16 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 70-year-old priest had battled cancer for nearly five years.

City parish takes aim at urban violence, one gun at a time

What started out as a one-time mission to rid Baltimore’s streets of firepower has become an enduring crusade for city parish St. Gregory the Great. Armed with grant money from a Baltimore attorney, the church has shelled out cash to citizens who’ve turned in guns, totaling more than 50 weapons in the past nine months. Officials hope to collect more when the parish holds its sixth gun buy-back 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8.

Micah 6:8 instructs, energizes youth