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March 14, 2014

For Irish dancing teen, prayer pivotal in world championship quest

Sixteen-year-old Irish stepdancer Cameron White can't keep his feet still.
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Inside Sports: Alhambra basketball keeps bringing them back to Allegany County

UPDATED: The 54th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament will conclude its three-day run at Frostburg State University March 15.
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Seton Keough fundraiser honors principal

Seton Keough dedicated its seventh annual Kathleen Bowen Walk for Hope March 12 to principal Angela Calamari, who is currently undergoing radiation for breast cancer
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Catching Fire and revolutions (spoilers)

Today was a very anticipated day for fans of "The Hunger Games." It was release day for the second film in "The Hunger Games" movie series, "Catching Fire." As you may remember from last year, many of bloggers, including myself, took on the subject of the violence portrayed in the
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Pope says it’s important to keep hope alive, have a sense of humor

At the end of his Lenten retreat, Pope Francis said he and his closest collaborators at the Vatican "want to follow Jesus more closely.
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Biggest downside of being pontiff is the paperwork, Pope Francis says

The thing Pope Francis dislikes most about his job as pontiff is the paperwork, he told residents of an Argentine slum in which he used to minister.
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‘Francis factor’ has power to evangelize

One of the nice things lately about being a Catholic, especially one who is obviously Catholic (such as editor of a Catholic newspaper) is the number of people who remark, “I like your pope.”
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School news: A physicist, Dr. Seuss and award recipients

Schools featured include Calvert Hall, Archbishop Spalding, Resurrection-St. Paul, St. Mark and Trinity School.
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Local children’s author tackles St. Patrick in new book

You can’t ask for a better adventure story than the life of St. Patrick.
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My Lenten journey, what was behind the dining room curtain, Pi Day, and more (7 quick takes Friday)

— 1 —Every week my goal is to post my quick takes late Thursday evening so I can link up to Jen’s Conversion Diary early Friday. Since Jen lives in Arizona, where I imagine the weather can’t possibly fluctuate as much as it did in Maryland this week, I am
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