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Mary ever-virgin/Memorial Mass for Protestant?
CommentaryQuestion Corner

Mary ever-virgin/Memorial Mass for Protestant?

Father Kenneth DoyleJanuary 7, 20193 min read
Father Doyle fields questions about the Blessed Virgin Mary’s virginity and offering Mass for non-Catholics.
Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings
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Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings

Rita BuettnerJanuary 6, 20193 min read
You never want to see a business close, but seeing a local, family-owned business shut its doors after many years in the community is especially sad. So I was really sorry when I saw that Greetings & Readings is set to close later this month.
Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 5, 20195 min read
We had so many cousins to enjoy over the Christmas break. There were gifts and food and football games.
A photographic year in review
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A photographic year in review

Kevin J. ParksJanuary 3, 20199 min read
Kevin J. Parks shares some of his favorite visual memories from 2018.
The year the tree fell
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The year the tree fell

Rita BuettnerJanuary 2, 20193 min read
That single tree—a tree I had barely noticed before—was apparently such an obstruction between our homes that our paths had barely crossed. Once it was gone, we saw each other almost every day.
A new year, a fresh start
Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentary

A new year, a fresh start

Christopher GuntyDecember 31, 20183 min read
A lot of the typical resolutions have more to do with our exterior than our interior. I’d like to suggest a few resolutions that might improve your spirit and your mind.
Greeting New Year with trust and hope
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Greeting New Year with trust and hope

Rita BuettnerDecember 30, 20184 min read
We step into the New Year with faith that each of us can help make the world a little better.
Baking cookies, the truth of the moose, carrots for the reindeer, trains, and a Christmas joke (7 Quick Takes)
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Baking cookies, the truth of the moose, carrots for the reindeer, trains, and a Christmas joke (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerDecember 28, 20185 min read
I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much while baking.
Longing for a savior: the world, humanity and Otto
BlogDust and Dewfall

Longing for a savior: the world, humanity and Otto

Father J. Collin PostonDecember 27, 20184 min read
As I was preparing my Christmas homily for my parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thurmont and St. Anthony Shrine in Emmitsburg, I was praying and reflecting on what to preach about, and a recent memory came to mind.As many of you who have read this blog before know very well (as do […]
East-side Samaritans
AmenAmen McMullen CommentaryCommentaryLocal News

East-side Samaritans

Paul McMullenDecember 26, 20183 min read
Catholic institutions in East Baltimore are working to help address the systemic problems that lead to poverty and homelessness.
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