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January 19, 2012

Schools in Aberdeen, Glen Burnie prepared for BRAC influx

In 2007, after he was done with a stint at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle (Pa.) Barracks, Col. Paul M. Nakasone was assigned to the National Security Administration in Fort Meade.
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School board, new programs evidence of vision coming to fruition

A simple printout is posted on a bulletin board in the Office of Schools Planning and Implementation at the Catholic Center.
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New programs establish foothold at three elementary schools

As the Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to implement recommendations made by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien’s Blue Ribbon Committee for Catholic Schools, some have already taken shape.
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Are the days of textbooks numbered?

High schools and elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are pushing beyond technological limits, discovering that that classroom lessons are mobile and clunky textbooks might be a thing of the past.
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Catholic schools instill values, sense of giving back

From dedicated teachers to strong academics, parents have many reasons to pursue a Catholic school education for their child. But while a solid curriculum and the latest technology are vital, Catholic schools offer something else essential to a child’s foundation – timeless lessons on values, morals and the importance of giving back.
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New university president says Catholic intellectual life needs renewal

WASHINGTON – Calling for a rebirth in Catholic intellectual life, a pursuit that leads to virtue, John H. Garvey was sworn in Jan. 25 as the 15th president of The Catholic University of America in Washington.
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Pope offers condolences after Moscow airport bombing

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI condemned the suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and offered his prayers for the 35 people who died, for the dozens who were injured and for the victims’ families.
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Search for Christian unity is ‘moral imperative,’ pope says

ROME – Giving in to the temptation of thinking the Christian churches will never be fully united is a sign of weak faith, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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English cardinal heard range of voices in Northern Ireland visitation

DUBLIN – One of the church officials charged with an inquiry into church life in Ireland in the wake of clerical sexual abuse scandals said he has heard voices of integrity as well as discouragement.
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Pope: Evangelization without solidarity for oppressed is unacceptable

VATICAN CITY – It is “unacceptable” to evangelize without addressing the urgent problems of poverty, injustice and oppression, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, 86, champion of indigenous, dies in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Retired Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, known as the champion of the poor and indigenous in southern Mexico, died Jan. 24 of complications from long-standing illnesses. He was 86.
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Educators outline ways Catholic schools contribute to wider society

PORTLAND, Ore. – Love or hate their politics, new House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, and Democratic Vice President Joe Biden are products of Catholic education. Both men rose from humble circumstances.
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