Finding a few lessons on the baseball field

When I asked our children whether they wanted to play soccer again this fall, I was relieved when they both said no. Last year I felt like a failure as a soccer mom, forgetting to sign up for snack, losing shin guards, and dreading Saturdays full of games, games, and more
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Let’s get this summer started

The backpacks are looking worn and tired.No matter how many times I clean the lunchboxes, they still seem dirty.The school shoes still fit...I think.And those whines about the last days of kindergarten homework? Those were most definitely mine.At long last, the school year is coming to an end.It has been
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Put down the phone and open the door to civility

Focusing on the cellphone instead of on people in the room is discourteous and unacceptable.
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New PBS program examines St. John Paul II and fall of Marxist regimes

The program examines the role the pope played in bringing about the overthrow of Eastern Europe’s Marxist regimes.
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Big Brothers

Collin became a big brother for the first time in 2012, just shy of his third birthday, when Frank joined our family. Almost a year and a half later, Leo appeared on the scene, bolstering Collin’s oldest sibling status and adding a confused and (to an extent) reluctant Frank to
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St. Anthony Festival in Little Italy stays dry just long enough

The parish’s St. Anthony Society was founded in 1904, the year of the Great Baltimore Fire that reshaped the city.
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Ali known not just for prowess in ring but also for faith, generosity

Muhammad Ali leaves an indelible mark on the world not only as a fighter and athlete but as a man of faith, courage and generosity.
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Why fathers matter

As we celebrate Father’s Day this month, let us celebrate the role of our dads in building the domestic church, working hand in hand with their wives in making our homes places of prayer, learning, virtue and service, and in handing on the faith to the next generation.
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Pope to appoint advisory board in removing negligent bishops

Pope Francis will set up a panel of legal experts to help him in deciding whether to remove a religious superior or bishop from office for failing to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse.
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Catholic Review honored by international, national and regional press associations

The Catholic Review was honored with 25 awards from international, national and regional press associations for excellence in journalism.
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Faith leaders push for major reforms in solitary confinement practices

An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people were held in isolation in 2014 nationwide.
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Pope calls for gathering to find ways to end, prevent drug abuse

Pope Francis has requested a special study session at the Vatican to look at how to solve the growing problem of drug abuse.
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