New gender policy won’t affect Catholic Scouting units, says committee

The Boy Scouts of America’s new policy to accept members based on their gender identity will have no impact on Scouting units sponsored by the Catholic Church, said the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.
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Ave atque vale: A Eulogy for a Mouse among Men

You were fast and lean and sleek and smart.No other mouse could play the part.You scurried with the speed of light,Zipping past, both left and right.Sometimes you crept without a careAnd sniffed around ’most everywhere.Your paws were white. Your back was gray.We thought you’d never go away.What did you eat?
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Some Catholic schools hold, even cut, cost of attendance

The Catholic Review’s annual survey of cost of attendance among non-public schools in the archdiocese shows again that Catholic high schools are more affordable than all but a handful of their peers.
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At audience, pope leads prayers for migrants, trafficking victims

Pope Francis asked government officials around the world to “decisively combat this plague” of human trafficking.
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Catholic entertainer Harry Connick Jr. in party mode on new TV show

Catholic entertainer Harry Connick Jr. refers to the daily hourlong show as “a party.”
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Thoughts while packing lunches on a weekday morning

Another morning is beginning, and I’m making breakfast and packing lunches in the kitchen. I sigh as I try to piece together the lunches. What is it about packing lunches that can be so defeating?As I start cutting strawberries, I hear some bickering begin in the other room.Back and forth
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Keep searching for unity, pope tells German Lutherans, Catholics

Christians must find a common way of reacting and witnessing to the Gospel, Cardinal Reinhard Marx said.
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What makes the world go round?

We all matter. We are all equally valuable despite artificial distinctions of class and salary.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholics face stiff headwinds when they are serious about their faith. Pope Francis’ term for all this is “polite persecution.”
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Cardin, CRS denounce refugee ban, vow to fight

“The American people really don’t understand the refugee program,” Sen. Cardin said. “They have to understand who these people are.”
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Economy of communion offers second chances, promotes sharing, pope says

One cannot be a Christian if one worships idols, Pope Francis said, and "one of the most powerful idols is money."
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Names & Numbers: Catholic Schools Week roundup

This installment of Names & Numbers is dedicated to events of Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 29-Feb. 4.
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