What the Hispanic immigrant can give to the church

Many times the contribution that the Catholic Hispanic deposits in the collection of the church is not what many pastors would like to receive. Some of them may even think that they are not as generous to the church. The truth is that Hispanics split their small income between sustaining family in this country, and...
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In Lent, become self-aware, not self-absorbed

Lent is a time, not to hurt ourselves, but to die to ourselves so that we can live life to its fullest. Many of our penances – giving up sweets or cigarettes or alcohol, as well intentioned as they are – end up making us more self-absorbed. We are never so conscious of our tooth...
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From St. Barnabas to St. Pius – A Journey of a Parish

(This is the first article in a two-part series.) There is a banner at St. Pius dated July 12, 1931. The date represents the 78th anniversary when the congregation of St. Barnabas located at West Biddle Street and Argyle Avenue relocated and became the congregation of St. Pius V located four blocks away.
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Hilbert Stanley, former head of National Black Catholic Congress, dies

A memorial Mass for Hilbert Dennis Stanley, former executive director of the National Black Catholic Congress and a prominent educator, was to be offered Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at St. Bernardine in Baltimore. Stanley died Feb. 12. He was 78.
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U.S. can benefit by understanding religion’s role worldwide, report says

WASHINGTON – If the United States is to engage the world in a more effective and meaningful way, it must broaden its view of the role of religion in other countries beyond terrorism and counterterrorism strategies, a new report concluded.
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Why Catholic: How is your prayer life?

Editor’s note: This Lent, www.catholicreview.org will feature six contributors from the Archdiocese of Baltimore on the subject of Why Catholic?, the four-year, small, faith group exploration of the practices and beliefs of the Catholic faith tradition. The first installment is from Father T. Austin Murphy, the chaplain of the Newman Center at Towson University.
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John Carroll Lectures to focus on priesthood

In the Year for Priests, three speakers will address aspects of the priestly life during the John Carroll Lectures held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.
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Airport security must respect human dignity, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Anti-terrorist measures at airports should always respect the principles of human dignity, Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Blue Ribbon Committee surveys difficult schools landscape

One year ago this month, Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien stood in front of school and parish leaders to lay out stark numbers facing Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Pope names bishops for Scranton, Ogdensburg dioceses

WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor Joseph C. Bambera, 53, as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, Pa., and Father Terry R. LaValley, also 53, as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Father Bayer, scholar-priest, dies

Father Edward J. Bayer, a scholar of moral theology and a former pastor who dedicated his retirement to teaching seminarians in New Guinea, died Feb. 18 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 79.
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Rite of Election draws catechumens and candidates closer to the church

Although she was raised Methodist, Amanda Nelson didn’t place a lot of attention on her faith growing up. After marrying a Catholic and recently having her son baptized in the Catholic Church, the 30-year-old decided to explore the religion of her husband more closely.
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