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November 29, 2012

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens’ classic, “Great Expectations,” opens on Christmas Eve. It introduces us to Pip, an orphan who was being raised by his sister and her husband. As a boy, Pip didn’t think he’d amount to much but his chance encounter with a convict (Magwitch) and with a rich elderly woman (Miss Havisham) and her daughter...
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Paradox of John the Baptists at the polling place

So what did Election Day and Advent have in common? For me, quite a bit. Let me tell my story as succinctly as possible.
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The times call for ‘Stepping Out’

A National Black Catholic Men’s Conference was held recently at the Laurel Holiday Inn. I am known as one who does not attend such conferences but something drew me to this one and I am glad that I attended. I am also glad and proud to be a “Black Catholic man.” Can you as a...
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Lost opportunity in election

With both vice president candidates calling themselves Catholic, that should have been a good teaching point for our Sunday sermons before the election.
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This year, keep Advent in focus with experts’ tips

Don't lose the meaning of Advent in the pre-Christmas shuffle. The Catholic Review shares these tips.
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St. Joseph hospital to retain Catholic identity in Dec. 1 sale to UMMS

After months of discussions between invested parties, the Archdiocese of Baltimore confirmed that St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson will continue to operate as a Catholic hospital after its anticipated Dec. 1 sale to the University of Maryland Medical System.
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Scholarship pays parent’s legacy forward

For the Moore siblings, providing scholarships is about "paying back to the community."
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Dec. 8 is a holy day of obligation

Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will observe the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dec. 8 – a holy day of obligation.
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Recent Loyola Blakefield grad gives the gift of life to 8-year-old stranger

Austin Luera had just begun his first semester at the University of South Carolina when the 18-year-old Loyola Blakefield graduate learned that his bone marrow was a match for an 8-year-old boy battling leukemia.
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