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Events commemorate attacks of Sept. 11, 2001

Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with prayer services and other special events Sept. 10-11. Below are some of the highlights.
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Sex, money and beauty don’t lead to happiness

While the world celebrates the new year in January, you and I know that the real new year starts in September – schools reopen, parish activities restart, organizations meet again. Apparently only God doesn’t get a vacation during the summer. Hopefully, we don’t take vacations from God!
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Archdiocese will inspect all schools and church steeples for earthquake damage

Nolan McCoy, the Director of Facilities and Real Estate for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, has informed Catholic schools that their school buildings will be inspected by structural engineers to assess any possible damage sustained in the Aug. 23 earthquake that shook the Mid-Atlantic region.
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We Hear You

Last week, I updated you on the consultations that have taken place this summer to guide the development of a process for parish planning in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Many hands = lighter work

As the summer rolls on, I thought I’d offer an update on the recently-concluded consultations with parish lay leaders, which were aimed at helping me and our auxiliary bishops better understand the laity’s opinions and ideas about how best to address the challenges facing our Church today and those which loom large for us tomorrow.
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‘A few seconds’ can lead to summer tragedy

As the temperature hit triple digits in Maryland this week, folks sought relief in a variety of ways, especially in the cool water of pools, lakes and the ocean. As with many things, some joys come with risks.
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Catholic Review receives high honors

PITTSBURGH – The Catholic Review garnered two first-place and three second-place journalism honors from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada and one honorable mention from the National Right to Life during recent national and international competitions.
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A Report Card

Last June, I attended a press conference with Frank Bramble, Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Catholic Schools, to receive the Committee’s recommendations for creating a vibrant and sustainable schools system in our Archdiocese.
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Attacks on Religious Freedom Still Exist at Home

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” –
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Movement’s Dark Origins Exposed

Few issues elicit such vehement and vitriolic responses from the Catholic faithful like those dealing with immigration. Such was the case recently when our Maryland Catholic Conference pledged the support of the Catholic Church in Maryland for a bill that will allow immigrant students to attend Maryland’s state institutions of higher learning at the same...
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Challenges are Opportunities for Future of our Church

Dear People of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, The issue of a shortage of priests has always been with our Church. Whether in the early days of the newly reated Diocese of Baltimore or when European immigration was at its zenith, bishops have always contended with the issue of having enough priests to serve the spiritual...
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Marriage Crossroads

Last Sunday, at a mostly-full Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, hundreds of couples from throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore came together to celebrate the sacred call that is the vocation to married life.
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