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February 22, 2013

7 Quick Takes Friday

 — 1 —  I read that Lenten Fridays shouldn’t be a time for us to enjoy lobster and crab imperial, and I started feeling a little guilty. The truth is that I love meatless Friday dinners. I think fish sticks are divine. I love pizza—even if it has spent most of its
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Mercy High School names principal as interim president

Pegeen D’Agostino, principal of Mercy High School, has been named the Baltimore school’s interim president for the 2013-14 school year.
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Priest struck by reaction of readers

I would like to salute the Catholic Review for encouraging letters and reviews of its publication. Such an opportunity for exchange and discussion in our Church is refreshing.
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Memorial Gym home to more than Mount St. Joe

 Feb. 22 marks the end of an era at Mount St. Joseph High, as the Gaels’ Baltimore Catholic League tournament quarterfinal game against Loyola Blakefield will be the last high school game played in Memorial Gymnasium as basketball fans have come to know it.  Gaels from Dan Popera to Barry Scroggins
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Ban on death penalty advances to Senate floor

The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 6-5 to send a proposed ban on the death penalty to the Senate floor.
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Ravens center Matt Birk visits St. Mark School before announcing retirement

Ravens center Matt Birk, visits St. Mark School Feb. 22 directly before he announced his retirement from the NFL.
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A servant of the Truth

The full import of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI due to the frailty that comes with advancing years will emerge only with the passage of time.
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Focus on God this Lent

One of my favorite Lenten stories is the story of the little boy who came home from the Ash Wednesday Mass. He said to his mother: “Mom, there's somebody under my bed!”
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Loyola University Maryland announces new master’s program

Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore has announced that beginning this fall it plans to begin offering a master’s degree in emerging media with courses offered primarily online.
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