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Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Wasting Maryland’s Resources

The first principle in public funding of scientific research is to fund ethical proposals. The second is to fund the most promising proposals. Two years ago, Maryland abandoned both.
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Father Peach to become Carmelite hermit

Father Patrick Peach is turning in his black clerics and white collar for a brown tunic.
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Spalding tournament yields two holes-in-one

When Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, hosted the Cavalier Open Golf Tournament at Compass Pointe Golf Course in Pasadena Oct. 10, the committee was proud to report more than $100,000 was raised to benefit the school’s athletic programs.
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European leader says distorted values caused global crisis

OXFORD, England – The head of the commission representing Catholic bishops from the European Union has demanded tighter rules for the world economy to correct a “distorted hierarchy of values” highlighted by the global financial crisis.
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National shrine in Emmitsburg honors Mother Seton, first native-born saint of the U.S.

The docent inside the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton clicked his handheld counter twice as two more visitors entered the double doors leading into the domed basilica, tallying the meter to 134.
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Redemptorist missions reach out to inactive Catholics

Father John Murray is convinced that fear keeps a lot of inactive Catholics from reconnecting with their faith.
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Scouts in Action

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Scouts in Action. The Boy Scouts of America is excited about this great opportunity to spread the good news of scouting given to us by The Catholic Review. Each month, you will get news and information regarding the wonderful and sometimes simple deeds performed by scouts throughout the archdiocese....
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Conscience formation is the name of the game

Regarding the election of Barack Obama, an aggressive abortion supporter, as president of the United States, a central fact must be borne in mind: this election wasn’t a referendum on abortion. Exit polls show that Americans voted overwhelmingly – and altogether predictably – on the economy, not on abortion or anything else.
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Prayers for the faithful departed

November is the month of All Souls, the month dedicated to praying for the souls of the faithful departed. But what are we praying for?
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Abortion fears cited in Bishops’ statement

Fears about laws and changes in regulations on abortion that might advance under a new Democratic-run Congress and White House are the central focus of a statement approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 12 during their annual fall meeting in Baltimore.
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CCHD had cut funds to ACORN before campaign

BALTIMORE – The Catholic Campaign for Human Development cut off funding earlier this year to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, for reasons unrelated to the organization’s current troubles over voter registration and partisan politics, reported the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee on CCHD.
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Abortion foes protest at Bishops’ conference

Several pro-life groups held a candlelight vigil Nov. 11 near the Baltimore hotel where the U.S. bishops were conducting their fall general assembly, protesting statements made by some Catholic leaders who called the victorious campaign of President-elect Barack Obama a step forward in stamping out racism.
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