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Video/slideshow: Catholics observe Ash Wednesday
Feb 22 2012
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Baltimore attended Ash Wednesday Mass to begin the observation of Lent, the 40 days that lead to Easter.

Video: From Rome, Cardinal-designate skypes with Maryland students
Feb 17 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien took time to Skype with elementary and high school students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

SFA students reflect on Black History Month
Feb 16 2012
St. Frances Academy students share their personal thoughts on what Black History Month means to them.

Frederick students make lunch, times 2,000
Feb 14 2012
See how students Frederick students celebrate Catholic Schools Week.

Loyola grad Dessi preaches social media in “exploding” world
Feb 10 2012
As managing partner of New York-based Drive Action Digital, a Web development company, and chief managing officer of social media innovator, The Athletes Network, Chris Dessi has precious little time. But, the Loyola University Maryland graduate is also a husband, father and author of a book that reached No. 1 on Amazon’s list of Hot New Releases in January.

New high school for Haiti
Feb 07 2012
Members of the Archdiocese of Baltimore visit Haiti as Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien and the Missions Office of the Archdiocese of Baltimore dedicate a new high school.

Mount St. Joseph robotics team places in 'cool tournament'
Feb 06 2012
While there might not have been any “rock ‘em sock ‘em” action, the Mount Saint Joseph High School’s robotics team showed it had real punch with a third place finish in the final round of the NASA/MIT Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge Jan. 23.

Movie Review: Big Miracle
Feb 03 2012
NEW YORK –“Free Willy,” the 1993 whale rescue film, looks like child’s play when compared to “Big Miracle” (Universal), in which not one but three giant mammals are trapped in Arctic ice.

Vocations talks open eyes of St. Margaret students
Feb 03 2012
St. Margaret School in Bel Air marked Catholic Schools Week in unique ways, including a day that featured a question and answer session with priests, sisters, deacons and brothers. Both the elementary and middle school campuses took part in the discussions.

IND senior makes big plays out of the little things
Jan 24 2012
The moment she steps onto the hardwood, the only thing on Kayla Kelly’s mind is basketball. Kelly, a senior at the Institute of Notre Dame, is a combo guard/forward for its varsity basketball team. She’s been a member of the squad since her sophomore year and said she enjoys the peace of mind that basketball brings to her everyday life.

Watch: High school students say their generation can end abortion
Jan 22 2012
Although they have never been alive a day when abortion was illegal, Maryland Catholic high school students think they will see that day soon.

Mass unites Mexicans, Americans separated by border fence
Nov 06 2011
ANAPRA, Mexico – The Mexican bishop often exchanged glances with his American counterpart as they celebrated the All Souls’ Day Mass. But instead of embracing at the kiss of peace, they touched palms - though the chain-link fence.

More than 250 teens from Baltimore to head to Indianapolis
Nov 03 2011
Two years ago, Emily Moesner didn’t know what to expect as she headed to Kansas City, Mo. For the National Catholic Youth Conference. By the end of the first night there, she was transformed.

Baltimore teens get up-close and personal with homelessness
Oct 25 2011
Working with a cardboard box, duct tape and plastic bags, 17-year-old Justine Lago did her best to construct a makeshift shelter similar to those made by Baltimore’s homeless. She soon realized it took more skill than she anticipated.

Men in Black games get a ‘W’ in promoting vocations
Oct 24 2011
SEVERN – Things didn't start off very well for the Men in Black. At the tip-off of an Oct. 22 basketball game pitting the team of seminarians and priests against Anne Arundel County youths from eight parishes, the black-clad players learned immediately that their younger opponents meant business.