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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Women religious, hotel work together to raise awareness of trafficking

ST. LOUIS – At 18 years old, Katie Rhoades found herself homeless. On top of that, she was dealing with alcohol addiction and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder from rape and sexual trauma. A friend suggested exotic dancing as a way to make some “quick cash” with the hope it would get her on...
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January 19, 2012

Blogging for clarity: Fides launches site for Chinese Catholics

VATICAN CITY – Sometimes the need for delicacy in handling politically sensitive situations conflicts with the need of the faithful to have clear guidance. That’s what seems to be going on with the Vatican’s China policy, particularly surrounding the ordination in June of a bishop without papal approval.
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January 19, 2012

Murdered Dominican recalled as priest who ‘drew the best out of people’

BATON ROUGE, La. – A Louisiana Dominican priest who was found shot to death July 11 at his order’s Mississippi retreat house “was a good priest and a good preacher” who “drew the best out of people,” said an official of the late priest’s province.
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January 19, 2012

After Mumbai bombings, Indian bishops call for unity against terrorism

VATICAN CITY – Indian bishops called for unity in the country’s fight against terrorism a day after three bombs in Mumbai left at least 17 people dead and more than 140 injured.
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January 19, 2012

DREAM Act supporters plan Sabbath push in September

WASHINGTON – As the effort to pass the DREAM Act hits its 10th anniversary, churches, synagogues and mosques around the country will devote a September weekend to teaching their congregations about the faith-based reasons to work for its passage.
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January 19, 2012

Irish foreign minister summons nuncio, seeks response to Cloyne Report

DUBLIN – Ireland’s foreign minister summoned the country’s papal nuncio and demanded that the Vatican give a formal response to the Cloyne Report into the mishandling of clerical abuse.
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January 19, 2012

Summer reading: Page-turning diversions visit Fort McHenry, Johns Hopkins, Little Italy

American history, bioethics and personal stories of grace are among recently published books set in Baltimore or produced by a local parishioner.
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January 19, 2012

First lady Betty Ford remembered for bringing addiction out of the shadows

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Former first lady Betty Ford, who died at age 93 July 8, was remembered for her openness about her struggle with breast cancer and her addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol.
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January 19, 2012

Vatican reports budget surplus for 2010, says worldwide giving down

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican reported a budget surplus for the first time in four years in 2010, but said contributions from Catholics and dioceses around the world had gone down.
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January 19, 2012

MCC on same-sex marriage: ‘Maryland is not New York’

Responding to a newly launched effort to pass same-sex marriage in Maryland, the Maryland Catholic Conference issued a July 12 statement noting that the “successful coalition that upheld the time-honored definition of marriage in Maryland remains intact and will continue to be involved in upholding marriage in our state.”
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January 19, 2012

Guest column: Catholic singles for Our Savior

My thanks to Sharon Dougherty, a parishioner of St. Gabriel in Woodlawn and facilitator of its young adult group, Spirit of Truth Young Adult Ministry, for writing about the vocation to Catholic single life, often an untapped resource of valuable gifts and charisms for the parish and archdiocese in building the kingdom of God.
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January 19, 2012

Creating the world of God

My good friend, Jim Haas – historian, writer, musician, religious educator, etc. – offered a great quote to me. He said: “To think that the universe came to be by chance (that order comes from chaos) is comparable to believing that we could throw all the parts of a Lexus up into the air, and...
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