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March 22, 2012

Parading through homes, tracking the Joneses

Spring is almost here and the sweet home-show season is upon us! Time to inspect the Joneses’ mansion and discover just how far behind we’ve fallen.
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Fix unjust immigration laws rather than subvert them

I am well aware of my foreign heritage and the sacrifices my forbears made adjusting to the law and language of this land helping to make it a much desirable place to live. So, I find disturbing the insinuation that anyone opposed to illegal immigration is opposed to immigration.
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Catholic Review should have more HHS coverage

I am perplexed and grieved as to why the Catholic Review is not providing more coverage as to the church's continuing battle with President Barack Obama and his attack on the Catholic Church via the HHS mandate. Not only is this the biggest attack of religious liberty in our lifetime, it has specific dire consequences...
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Buckeystown: A community of sharing in Frederick

FREDERICK – Potluck dinners at St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor, Buckeystown, are more than a good meal and a time to socialize; they are a springboard for conversation and faith sharing.
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Secure communities, secure families, secure church

Our clear voice in response to the clear threat to human dignity caused by abortion, the death penalty, and euthanasia has not weakened or been silenced by legislative agendas or popular opinions. Whenever the church sees the image of God being marred, we are obligated to speak out.
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DREAM Act provides means of changing lives

Carlos, a 21-year-old immigrant who has lived in the U.S. since he was 11, is among those looking to the DREAM Act for a chance at a better future.
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Federal court to hear appeal on pregnancy center ruling

The Archdiocese of Baltimore issued a press release regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals hearing oral arguments in an appeal of a lower court's ruling in the case of Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien and the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Baltimore City.
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Rosary called a “weapon” for spiritual battle at Mass, procession

In the past month, Maryland’s Knights of Columbus sought to secure 100,000 pledges to pray the rosary.
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MCC survey addresses election’s ‘pivotal issues’

State redistricting and an early primary election may cause voters to have more questions about the names they find on their ballot April 3. The Maryland Catholic Conference’s voter survey seeks to address the queries of Catholics, as it has done each election year for at least two decades.
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Federal Court to Hear Oral Arguments Friday in Appeal of Lower Court Ruling in Favor of Baltimore’s Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Richmond on Friday, March 23, in the appeal of a lower court’s ruling in the case of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien and the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. (GBCPC) v. Baltimore City. The lawsuit stems...
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Welcoming Our New Shepherd

Cardinal O'Brien shares his thoughts on Archbishop William E. Lori, whom he has known for many years.
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Abortion reporting, education tax credit top MCC legislative agenda

With less than three weeks remaining in the Maryland General Assembly’s 2012 session, major issues remain ahead.
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