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Amen: Jesus misses you
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Amen: Jesus misses you

George P. Matysek Jr.August 30, 20164 min read
Eucharistic adoration at the Baltimore Basilica is in trouble. See what you can do to help – and grow closer to Christ.
Charles Osgood fondly recalls Catholic Baltimore
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Charles Osgood fondly recalls Catholic Baltimore

George P. Matysek Jr.August 29, 20166 min read
“Only Sister Serena could have judged your morals and grammar at the same time,” Mr. Osgood recalled.
Former dentist finds new joy as Carmelite nun
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Former dentist finds new joy as Carmelite nun

George P. Matysek Jr.July 21, 20165 min read
It was on her 30th birthday when Celia Ashton first stepped inside the monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore.A successful dentist who had long harbored thoughts of becoming a religious sister, Celia had been invited to attend Mass at the monastery by some of her patients who happened to be Religious
Amen: Daddy-daughter time
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Amen: Daddy-daughter time

George P. Matysek Jr.March 8, 20163 min read
‘Woof-woofs,’ polkas and prayers offer life lessons for father of 15-month-old girl.
Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner
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Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner

George P. Matysek Jr.October 29, 20153 min read
After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present.
Anti-Catholic bigotry fails to dampen call to love in Philadelphia
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Anti-Catholic bigotry fails to dampen call to love in Philadelphia

George P. Matysek Jr.September 27, 20154 min read
Faith opens a window to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures.
Praise Jesus for Monsignor Valenzano
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Praise Jesus for Monsignor Valenzano

George P. Matysek Jr.September 6, 20155 min read
When a doctor told Treasa and me two years ago that our unborn baby likely wouldn’t live for more than a day or two after his birth, one of the first people I called was Monsignor Arthur Valenzano.
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Mary gets her crown in Emmitsburg

George P. Matysek Jr.May 5, 20153 min read
The gleaming gold-leafed statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that soars over Emmitsburg finally has her May crown.For the first time since the statue was erected a half century ago, the much-loved figure was adorned with a gigantic wreath of silk flowers hoisted 120 feet by a crane during a
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Living like Father Hipsley

George P. Matysek Jr.December 22, 20143 min read
When Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr. was pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas in Hampden in the 1980s, a visiting priest took note of stacks of unopened correspondence from the Catholic Center that seemed to be accumulating in the rectory. He asked Father Hipsley if he was worried about the unread letters.“I
Awash in hope
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Awash in hope

George P. Matysek Jr.October 9, 20143 min read
If you want to meet some of the most passionate and quirky fans in baseball, come to Section 336 in the upper deck of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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