‘God Squad’ logo may change, but priest’s mission remains the same

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. – Two years ago, Father Luke Strand, then a deacon in his last year of studies to become a priest of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, came into the spotlight for his unusual looking car.
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Miller to lead Youth and Young Adult Ministry

The young church has its leader. D. Scott Miller, who served as interim director of the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry during the last year, will permanently have the role starting Sept. 1.
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Priest reports anti-Christian bias in Pakistan aid distribution

VATICAN CITY – Christians and other minorities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan are being discriminated against in government-run rescue and aid programs, said the director of pontifical missionary societies in Pakistan.
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Cockeysville parish, school come together following tragedy

One by one, hundreds of people placed a small, colored note card in a cross that sat in front of the altar of Cockeysville’s St. Joseph Church Aug. 19.
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Use of new Roman Missal to begin in U.S. at Advent 2011

WASHINGTON – Catholics in the United States will begin using the long-awaited English translation of the Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent in 2011, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said Aug. 20.
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Commission nixes English Catholic adoption agency’s bid on gay couples

LONDON – The Charity Commission for England and Wales has refused the adoption agency Catholic Care permission to amend its constitution so it can turn away gay and unmarried couples.
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Stevens recalled as a man dedicated to his home state and its people

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Former Sen. Ted Stevens gave the state of Alaska “not only great service,” but he “remains a model for the young to give their lives in service as well,” said retired Anchorage Archbishop Francis T. Hurley.
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Glyndon teacher raises awareness of childhood cancer

Joann Phillips is preparing for the Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield Half-Marathon at the Oct. 16 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival. Covering 13.1 miles when it’s been over 20 years since she last raced as long as 6.2 seems like a daunting task – until it’s weighed alongside the courage of the daughter who...
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Plastic surgeon uses teleconferencing to treat military patients in Texas

These days the physical wounds of war are inflicted not so much by bullets as by explosives, especially the improvised explosive device (IED), the “roadside bomb,” which is used with such terrible effect by the Taliban in Afghanistan and insurgents in Iraq. As a result of this new kind of guerilla-style warfare, U.S. military combat...
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A snapshot of our new priests

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien has asked four individuals to serve as guest columnists in August. The third is Sulpician Father Thomas R. Hurst, the president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore.
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Where there is unconditional love, there is God

It turned out to be quite a humorous moment. I was speaking with one of the holy deacons (The good that deacons do for the people of God is inestimable. But that’s another topic for another article).
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The Way of the Cross

It is gut-wrenching to try to understand violent behavior and the senseless outcomes. While it challenges our conventional wisdom, each act of violence that lay on the floors of our war-ravished cities and countries, serves to shatter our illusions. They often serve as great moments of transformation. Even closer to home, we suffer the effects...
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