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January 19, 2012

Cardinal Keeler – A Very Wise Man

Cardinal Keeler’s passion for the church, his cherubic countenance, his joyfulness (in Rome, he once pulled an Oriole cap from under his cassock and gave it to a smiling pope), his many unpublicized acts of kindness to the most vulnerable individuals in the community, his un-ersatz humility, his close friendship with Mother Teresa, his amazing...
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Exorcist fascinates audience with demonic details

Audience members at Church of the Annunciation, Rosedale, were so intently focused on Father Thomas J. Euteneuer’s exorcism talk, Oct. 21, that when someone in the crowd muffled a sneeze – they flinched.
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Security first for Leo the Lion

At the ripe age of 88, friends of St. Clement, Lansdowne, parishioner Leo Kursch still call him Leo the Lion and his roar continues to attract calls from companies who want him to guard events.
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Death penalty talk set for Nov. 7

Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, will speak about the Catholic Church’s position on the death penalty and Maryland efforts to abolish the death penalty during a Nov. 7 event at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Parish Center in Homeland.
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New LCWR president says orders face challenges

ST. LOUIS – Sister Mary Whited, the new president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, likes to keep doors open and the conversation going. And she promises “not to back down” when discussions grow difficult.
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Jindal, Louisiana’s Catholic governor-elect, is convert

BATON ROUGE, La. – Bobby Jindal, Louisiana’s Republican governor-elect, will be not only the nation’s youngest governor when he is sworn into office in January, but he’ll be the first Indian-American governor and the first who is a convert from Hinduism to Catholicism.
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Maskeroni lifts Magic, looks for unity

The Mercy High School, Baltimore, Magic graduated nine seniors in 2006 after capturing the IAAM C Conference field hockey title in a 1-0, double-overtime win over Baltimore Lutheran this time last year.
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Calvert Hall cross country goes 9-0

The Calvert Hall College High School, Towson, cross country team hasn’t held a championship title since 1999. But at 9-0 in the MIAA A Conference, as of Oct. 21, things are looking good.
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Opposites attract for 50 years of wedded bliss

They say opposites attract, and that’s definitely the case with Gil and Loretta Hoffman. He’s playful, easygoing and crazy about sports. She’s a more serious, frequent letter writer to local newspapers who has a fondness for classical music and art museums.
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Baby Jesus returns

He once was lost but now is found. The plastic baby Jesus figure that vandals ripped from the outdoor manger of a Timonium Nativity scene last January has been recovered and returned to Gil and Loretta Hoffman.
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Sister Joan Gormley dies

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Harrisburg will celebrate a funeral Mass on Oct. 24 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, for Sister Joan Gormley.
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Bishop Pelotte reflects on his recovery

GALLUP, N.M. – In a letter posted on the Diocese of Gallup Web site Oct. 18, Bishop Donald E. Pelotte spoke philosophically about his health problems after he was injured in a fall at his home July 23.
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