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When older customers cross the threshold of Mount Vernon’s Beatnik Barber Shop, owner Peter Babones notices that by and large they aren’t shy about expressing their opinions.

VATICAN CITY – In today’s globalized culture, the social effects of sin are greater than ever before and deserve the church’s urgent attention, a Vatican official said.

A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Theresia Bednarik, S.S.N.D., was offered March 8 in the chapel at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Conn. Sister Mary Theresia – a native of New York City – died March 3. She was 95.

A funeral Mass will be offered for Doris E. Cramblitt, the mother of Monsignor Richard Cramblitt, at 10 a.m. on March 6 at Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Mount Washington, where Monsignor Cramblitt serves as pastor.

After a brilliant swim season, the Loyola Blakefield, Towson, Aqua Dons had one more item to scratch off of their 2007-2008 seasonal “to do list.” This was the year that the Aqua Dons were going to make their mark Feb. 22-23 at the 108th Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Competition at LaSalle University, Philadelphia.

ANNAPOLIS – In a Feb. 28 hearing on bills concerning same-sex marriage, both sides testified in front of a hearing room so packed that people were wedged into the corners and TV crews stood behind legislators.

St. Ignatius, Baltimore, will hold its traditional Novena of Grace, a nine-day prayer to St. Francis Xavier, March 4-12.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will lead the Way of the Cross – an annual Good Friday prayer procession – from Shrine of St. Alphonsus, Baltimore, to Planned Parenthood, March 21.