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I just saw the photograph on page 3 of the Oct. 11 edition of The Catholic Review. How can anyone attending such a spiritual event as the Mass on the Grass show such disrespect for our national symbol? The American flag is not even supposed to be on the ground, let alone stood upon. Shame!

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will celebrate the 49th annual Red Mass Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. The Mass will be preceded by an interfaith service and will be followed by a reception at the Engineers’ Club of Baltimore.

Catholic colleges and universities must team up with foundations to help strengthen Catholic elementary schools and high schools, especially by identifying trends and helping schools respond to them, a leading foundation official said.

I send you this email on the feast day of Saint Therese, as I watch on EWTN live satellite television the Installation Mass of your new archbishop in Baltimore.

Thank you, thank you for such an excellent special edition on our new archbishop (CR, Oct. 4). It was a joy to read.

I realize it’s just a crossword puzzle, but the clue (14 across) that says the ACLU are “Protectors of the first amendment” could not be further from the truth. As you are well aware, they do all they can to remove any mention of religion from the public view.

Just behind St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Crofton, wetlands form the headwaters of Beaver Creek. But since both the church and the community predate storm water management systems, storm water runoff has eroded the creek’s banks. That storm water also picks up pollutants when it crosses impervious surfaces, such as parking lots.