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August 1, 2012

Helpers wanted

From the earliest days of our faith, Christians have answered the call of Christ to serve the hungry, the poor and the outcasts.
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One hundred wishes and counting

  Families waiting to adopt internationally find many ways to pass the time. Some learn their child’s language or how to prepare dishes that will be familiar to their children. Others renovate kitchens. I don’t recall doing much beyond completing adoption paperwork and fretting needlessly about our boys’ bedroom curtains. Many families adopting children
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Passing the torch: A series on Olympic truths

  Collin was just 7 months old when the 2010 Winter Games were held in Vancouver. Now, at the age of 3, I feel obligated to explain the Olympics to him. So, I let him take a long nap on Friday so he could stay up to watch the opening ceremonies
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Chick-fil-A CEO gets caught in free-speech double standard

Melinda Gates can say all she wants about how wonderful contraception is for helping people in developing countries limit the size of their families and the mainstream media doesn’t bat an eye. I don’t hear the mayors of Chicago, or Boston or Washington, D.C., accusing the wife of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation
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Hancock pilgrims launch 100-mile trek to Baltimore

Some 25 Catholic pilgrims are walking 100 miles in support of religious freedom.
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Jesuit schools influence Olympic swimming

While Michael Phelps’ coach and family have been scrutinized, much less consideration has been given to his Jesuit influence.
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Deacon served Immaculate Heart of Mary, Baynesville, for 38 years

Longtime Deacon Jerome Kenneth Pivec Sr. was "very dedicated" to the church.
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A Victory for Free Speech…and Chicken

The line told the story. Vehicles, as far as the eye could see, wrapped around the Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Bowie. But the line didn’t stop there. It spilled out into the entrance road and took a sharp left on to the frontage road. Like a long-winding country road, the line
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