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January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012

Social Ministry Convocation draws 400

As he prayed with and addressed the more than 400 participants in the 28th annual Social Ministry Convocation March 3 at The Seton Keough High School, Baltimore, Cardinal William H. Keeler, spoke first and foremost about peace. “We certainly are praying for peace in our parishes, and this past week our church leaders in Baltimore...
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January 19, 2012

Church hierarchy was willed by God to ensure unity

VATICAN CITY – The hierarchical structure of the Catholic Church was willed by God to ensure unity in faith, Pope Benedict XVI said. The church “is not a place of confusion or anarchy where each person can do what he wants at the moment,” the pope said March 7 at his weekly general audience. The...
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January 19, 2012

Catholics must repent for not sharing good news

VATICAN CITY – Catholics, and especially Catholic communicators, must ask forgiveness for the times they have failed to share God’s love and compassion, said U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley. “Certainly, it is necessary to identify the evils in society and warn people against them, but our major effort should be in proclaiming the knowledge and...
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January 19, 2012

Psychology to identify ‘deep-seated’ homosexuality

ROME – A leading canon law expert said that in applying the Vatican’s directive against admission of homosexuals to the priesthood, seminary authorities should make use of psychological sciences to distinguish between “deep-seated” and transitory homosexual tendencies. Jesuit Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University and an adviser to several important Vatican agencies,...
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January 19, 2012

Giving blood is quick, easy

According to Katie McGuire, marketing and communications manager for the Greater Chesapeake and Potomac blood services region of the American Red Cross, giving blood is quick and simple. The 1995 graduate of The John Carroll School, Bel Air, said the actual process of giving blood lasts about 10 minutes, while the entire process takes just...
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January 19, 2012

Anemia may affect the mind

Doctors have long known of the connection between anemia and physical ailments like fatigue and muscle weakness. Now researchers at Johns Hopkins believe there is a relationship between anemia and mental health, too. Anemia is a condition in which blood is deficient in oxygen-rich red blood cells, hemoglobin or total volume.
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January 19, 2012

Pilgrimage spreads faith through Baltimore

As nearly 1,000 young Catholics take to the streets of Baltimore March 31 to celebrate the coming of Easter – a time of new life and new beginnings – the 14th annual Archdiocesan Youth and Young Adult Pilgrimage will be undergoing a conversion of its own. For the first time in two years, the youth...
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January 19, 2012

Educators seek business tax credit

Sen. James DeGrange of Anne Arundel County is trying again. For the second year in a row, the parishioner of Holy Trinity in Glen Burnie and Democratic state senator has introduced a bill that would provide significant business tax credits to corporations and small businesses that support tuition scholarship programs and other K-12 education initiatives....
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January 19, 2012

Marylanders support replacing death penalty

By more than a 2-1 margin, Maryland voters support replacing the state’s death penalty with a life without parole prison sentence, according to the results of a poll commissioned by the Maryland Catholic Conference and released Feb. 28. While 56 percent of those surveyed said they support the death penalty, 61 percent said they believed...
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January 19, 2012

McAuliffe can’t speak at Catholic alma mater

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Diocese made headlines when it denied former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe an opportunity to speak at his alma mater, Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School. Mr. McAuliffe was initially scheduled to speak to about 100 fellow alumni at Ludden Feb. 24, and hold a signing for his new book,...
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January 19, 2012

Australia takes charge of World Youth Day cross, icon

SYDNEY, Australia – Australia has taken charge of the World Youth Day cross and Marian icon, symbols of the world’s largest youth event which have traveled tens of thousands of miles around the world. The cross and icon left Madagascar in February for Korea, where Australia’s stewardship began and will continue until the end of...
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January 19, 2012

Eagleton’s political legacy

WASHINGTON – Fated to be remembered principally as the vice presidential nominee who had to step down because of treatment for depression, Sen. Thomas Eagleton also made his mark in the Senate as a strong opponent of abortion and harsh critic of the war in Vietnam. Sen. Eagleton died March 4 at St. Mary’s Health...
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