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Former Annapolis and Baltimore pastor paralyzed in freak accident
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Former Annapolis and Baltimore pastor paralyzed in freak accident

George P. Matysek Jr.September 16, 20102 min read
Redemptorist Father John Murray, former pastor of St. Mary, Annapolis, and St. Wenceslaus, Baltimore, was paralyzed from the chest down in a freak accident Aug. 27.
Baltimore’s Bishop Spencer installed for Military Archdiocese
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Baltimore’s Bishop Spencer installed for Military Archdiocese

George P. Matysek Jr.September 16, 20104 min read
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for U.S. Military Services ordained one of Baltimore’s own as the next auxiliary bishop of the military archdiocese during a Sept. 8 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Baltimore priest who served in Iraq ready to become a bishop
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Baltimore priest who served in Iraq ready to become a bishop

George P. Matysek Jr.September 2, 201010 min read
On one of the bloodiest days of the Iraq War – April 9, 2004 – Father F. Richard Spencer became the link between this world and the next for many of the mortally wounded.
Father O’Malley brought people together in Emmitsburg
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Father O’Malley brought people together in Emmitsburg

George P. Matysek Jr.August 19, 20103 min read
Father O’Malley arrived in Emmitsburg at a time when St. Joseph was suffering significant divisions.
Faith sustains Merzbacher abuse survivor
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Faith sustains Merzbacher abuse survivor

George P. Matysek Jr.August 19, 20109 min read
Murphy insisted her story is not one of rape and betrayal. It’s about the “awesome healing power of a gracious God,” she said.
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Two Emmitsburg parishioners die in accident

George P. Matysek Jr.August 12, 20103 min read
Vincentian Father Vincent J. O’Malley had just preached on Sunday’s Gospel reading, warning that no one knows the hour when the Son of Man will come. Moments later, as the priest greeted people outside St. Joseph in Emmitsburg following the 10:15 a.m. liturgy, an automobile struck and killed two Mass-goers and seriously injured a third.
A school grows in Haiti: Deacon Mortel, 76, keeps boosting his hometown
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A school grows in Haiti: Deacon Mortel, 76, keeps boosting his hometown

Paul McMullenAugust 5, 20107 min read
Deacon Rodrigue Mortel, the director of the Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is an authority on defying perceived limits on one’s potential.
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Archbishop O’Brien opposes Merzbacher’s release

George P. Matysek Jr.August 5, 20103 min read
Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien is joining survivors of sexual abuse in opposing the possible release of John J. Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School in South Baltimore who is serving four life terms for child rape.
Lithuanian nun with ties to Baltimore on path to sainthood
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Lithuanian nun with ties to Baltimore on path to sainthood

George P. Matysek Jr.August 5, 20103 min read
A nun who walked the halls of St. Alphonsus School in Baltimore is on her way to becoming a saint.
Letters unlock doors for priest with Alzheimer’s
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Letters unlock doors for priest with Alzheimer’s

George P. Matysek Jr.July 29, 20107 min read
After attempting suicide several years ago at a Cumberland penitentiary, a prisoner spent his days lying alone on the floor of his tiny cell. Staring at the ceiling and speaking few words, the man seemed lost.
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