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Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, pope says

Catholics who are homosexual, transgender or confused about their sexuality deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else, Pope Francis said.
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Tolerance is good for society, the soul, pope says at Azerbaijani mosque

Pope Francis told the leaders of Azerbaijan religious communities that they share a responsibility to help people grow in faith and tolerance.
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When political choice is tough, pray and vote your conscience, pope says

Catholics facing difficult political choices must study the issues, pray about the election and then vote according to their consciences, Pope Francis said.
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The heart of leadership

How I wish those desiring to lead our country could take to heart the message Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis gave in his address at the August J.S. Paluch vocations seminar.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Red Mass, Archdiocese of St. Louis

Engaging our powers of reason and our will, natural law pulls us back from the precipice of imagining that there are no “self-evident” truths, nothing fixed, nothing objectively right and wrong.
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Our Back Pages: St. Mary’s Seminary opened 225 years ago in Baltimore

The Baltimore seminary that produced some of this nation’s greatest churchmen had its humble beginning 225 years ago this month.
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Inspired by St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Seeking the Holy in the Ordinary

I love writing. But what I’m really hoping is that you like reading.A few weeks ago I signed up for a blogging challenge—committing to writing and posting every day during October. Thirty-one days. Hmm.Writing for 31 days in a row is not a challenge for me. I write every day.Writing
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‘Gentle Ben’ a vital member of Catholic Charities’ therapy team in Dundalk

The outpatient mental health clinic on the grounds of St. Rita is a bustling facility, with a chocolate Labrador retriever on staff.
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Archbishop Lori visits Clear Spring for 150th anniversary of St. Michael

Archbishop William E. Lori visited this Washington County town Sept. 25 to mark the 150th anniversary of St. Michael Church.
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Prayers to the patron saint of the hurricane season: Seeking the intercession of Saint Medard during Hurricane Matthew

Saint Medard, patron saint of bad storms, pray for us! Preparing for Hurricane Matthew:Hurricane season runs annually from June 1 to November 30.Since we retired in 2014, my husband and I spend a great deal of time at our home on Singer Island in South Florida. Today, all eyes are
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Celebrating the little way of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: Prayers and simple spirituality from the Little Flower

“Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden to me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions
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Fans remember Miami Marlins pitcher with parade, prayers at Cuban shrine

Miami Marlins baseball fans planned to honor Jose Fernandez with prayers at the Cuban shrine and a public parade Sept. 28.
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