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May 17, 2013

7 quick takes Friday (Vol. 11)

— 1 —On Mother’s Day morning Leo and I went to Mass together. When we got home, he asked for paper and scissors and cut out a heart for me. Then his little brother had to do it, too, though he needed a bit more help. Those cut-out hearts, along
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UMBC campus ministry program under new leadership, vision

Father John Rapisarda, part-time UMBC chaplain, is working to strengthen the campus ministry program at the Baltimore County school.
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Legal lecture highlights growing conflicts between church, state

Members of the legal profession gathered May 14 at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Roland Park for “The Intersection of Law and Conscience."
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On evil, gun control and the MCC

The Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC), representing the local Roman Catholic Church, has been a vocal supporter of the recently-passed Maryland gun ban.
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Where were Catholics on National Day of Prayer?

In the tradition of our nation and in the goodness of their hearts, people from across the land at tens of thousands of locations observed the National Day of Prayer May 2.
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Body of Christ lasts forever

How do we know when we love ourselves? We were taught by Jesus to love our neighbors as ourselves. We were commanded to love ourselves as the measure of our love for others.
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Baltimore Archbishop Lori leads invocation for Alibi breakfast

The annual Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico features a gathering of owners, trainers, jockeys and horsemen to celebrate Preakness.
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Local Redemptorists mark jubilee years

Five Redemptorist priests who have given decades of service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore are celebrating pertinent anniversaries.
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My “Bike to Work Day” Anniversary

Today I celebrated my 4th annual participation in National Bike to Work Day. In case you aren't familiar with this awesome day, it occurs every year, on the third Friday in May. May is also National Bike Month.So, to celebrate Bike to Work Day, "pit stops" were set up around
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Recognize your sin, ask forgiveness, pope says at Mass

The key problem in everyone's relationship with God is not that they sin, but that they are not ashamed of their sin and don't ask forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic Review named newspaper of the year, wins 27 awards

The MDDC named the Catholic Review its newspaper of the year for non-dailies with circulations of more than 20,000.
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