Answers for the Aging: Home safety and Alzheimer’s

Q. I live in a senior independent living apartment. I am blessed to have good health, but my 78-year-old sister lives at home with her husband. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago. My brother-in-law is taking good care of her, but he is worried about her safety due to her memory loss...
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Seton Keough teacher passionate about education

When she was a sophomore at The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore 13 years ago, Jennifer Casey was unsure where her life was heading.
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Daughter of Charity reflects on ministry

Sister Mary Catherine Warehime wasn’t yet Catholic when she first felt called to consecrated life.
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Families, friends gather at Paris cathedral to pray for crash victims

PARIS – Families and friends of the 228 victims of Air France Flight 447 processed into Notre Dame Cathedral carrying candles in memory of those who lost their lives in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Tired of the death and violence, city looking for answers

Cathy McClain puts up a tough exterior. As a parishioner of St. Veronica in the oft-troubled Baltimore City neighborhood of Cherry Hill, she is active in trying to reach out to the youth of the parish.
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As Sotomayor makes rounds on Hill, her legal history up for analysis

WASHINGTON – As Judge Sonia Sotomayor was making the rounds of Senate offices for courtesy calls prior to confirmation hearings this summer, a popular exercise among commentators has been trying to define the judicial leanings of President Barack Obama’s first nominee to the Supreme Court.
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Detroit archbishop praying for those affected by GM bankruptcy

DETROIT – Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit said he was praying for those affected by the General Motors Corp. bankruptcy.
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Lessons from the Swine Flu

Occasionally, there are issues that provoke greater-than-normal amounts of correspondence to my office. One recent issue garnered such attention: the precautions we issued to prevent the further spread of the N1H1 Virus (Swine Flu).
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Catholic Review wins seven national awards

The Catholic Review won seven awards for excellence in journalism and advertising from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada during the Catholic Media Convention, held May 27-29 in Anaheim, Calif.
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Baltimore native retires from post at Apostolic Penitentiary

VATICAN CITY – In almost six years dealing with the most sensitive and serious matters of individual conscience, U.S. Cardinal J. Francis Stafford said he has had the “enormous grace” of coming to a deep understanding of how central forgiveness is to the message of the Gospel and the mission and life of the church.
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Monsignor Cook celebrates 50th jubilee

As Monsignor Paul G. Cook reflects on 50 years of priesthood, the St. Joseph, Cockeysville, pastor can’t help but think of all the lives he has touched.
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Religious orders, Irish leader to discuss support for abuse victims

DUBLIN, Ireland – Representatives of the 18 religious orders implicated in the physical and sexual abuse of children in their care were scheduled to meet Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen June 3 to discuss ways to provide additional support and assistance to abuse survivors.
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