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Assisted suicide back before Maryland General Assembly

As the state legislature considers for the third successive year legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, 2017 may see the largest push yet by proponents.
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Miracles are all around us

Miracles have been on my mind lately, especially since I spoke with our friend Kate Mahoney about her miracle – documented by the Vatican – that led to the beatification of St. Marianne Cope.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily – 4th Sunday of Advent

It is not as if the Lord is no longer seeking us. Usually, it is we who are hiding from the Lord – hiding behind our busyness and the defenses we’ve built to justify our sins.
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Homeless, prisoners among pope’s birthday well-wishers

According to the Vatican press office, more than 70,000 birthday emails were sent to Pope Francis.
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Obama signs bipartisan international religious freedom bill

The new law gives the Obama administration and the U.S. State Department new tools, resources and training to counter extremism and combat a worldwide escalation of persecution of religious minorities.
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Baking bread during the final days of Advent

 When we wake up, the world is glazed in ice. We aren't going anywhere for a while.I call my parents to see whether they still have power, and my father starts talking about baking. It's a baking kind of day, and he mentions cinnamon rolls."You probably don't have yeast," he
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New year, new frontier

After Mass this morning, Collin said, "Mom, I'm really scared of 2017. 2016 was such a good year and I'm not ready to see it end."I stopped and thought about what he said. In many ways he was right. 2016 was a great year.  God blessed us with Teagan. We managed to
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An afternoon with my Great-Great-Great Grandmother

Last Saturday, December 10th, 2016, my parents, Collin, and I visited the Irish Railroad Workers Museum on Lemmon Street in Baltimore for their Irish Christmas Celebration. Alongside the apple cider, scones, and Celtic Christmas ornament crafts, we received a tour of two tiny row houses, one of which
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Faith and diplomacy: Hackett reflects on role as U.S. envoy to Vatican

Hackett said diplomats and those in the Holy See don’t know that to expect as far as what Trump’s positions, policies and actions will be.
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Sister Maura Delaney was a Mercy Sister for 78 years

A funeral Mass for Religious Sister of Mercy Maura Delaney was offered Dec. 9 in the chapel at Mercy Villa in Baltimore.
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Bishops oppose restoring death penalty, but many Filipinos back Duterte

The Philippine House of Representatives will vote by the end of this year on reinstating capital punishment.
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