Current — The Papacy
Current — The Papacy
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Obama Administration Dealt More Blows in the Contraceptive Coverage Wars
Not seeing this as widely reported as Monday's Hobby Lobby ruling: The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that its decision a day earlier extending religious... Read more
The 02 july 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Don't Ask Don't Tell...if You're a Christian
I know we all may be finding the homosexual intrusion into American world culture tiresome. And the discussions about it are even more so. Worst of all, we ar... Read more
The 01 july 2014 by Elizabethprata
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"They Call Themselves Catholic," Said Pope Francis, "but They Have One Foot out...
In our bulletin this week, Father Mike made the decision to include the following insert, something I think all Catholics should read and ponder deeply: Rigid... Read more
The 29 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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"Traditional" Family and the Bible: Snapshots from Recent Discussions of the...
Matthew 12: 46-48In her recent book, How the West Really Lost God, Mary Eberstadt argues that the decline of the traditional family has led to the secularizatio... Read more
The 29 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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As Same-Sex Couples Bring Children for Baptism, How Will Church Respond: Purity...
Here's an example of what I meant when I just wrote, "The testimony of the prophets is very clear about these issues: love, justice, and mercy trump purity code... Read more
The 27 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Hey Anna March... Spin This...
Via The Huffington Post, yet another reason, despite the best efforts of haters like Salon's Anna March, to love this Pope: Pope Francis immediately halted his... Read more
The 26 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Trivia Q&A: June 24
We had another fine turnout on Tuesday night, matching last week's number of teams at 8. My two favorite regular teams took the night off, but it was nice to se... Read more
The 25 june 2014 by Theomnipotentq
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This Just In... Salon, Now Highly Pissed Off, Finds Pope is Catholic
Anna March writes a hate-filled screed against the Pope: Don't buy his populist rhetoric. The new pope is every bit the sexist homophobe as his predecessors... Read more
The 23 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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"It Affirms the Great Good of Bringing the Two Halves of Humanity Together"
This, from the Archbishop of San Francisco to a host of leftist leaders who considered him 'anti-LGBT', is righteous: In a letter dated June 10, nearly 80... Read more
The 19 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Matthew Fox on Benedict XVI (in Introduction to Norbert Krapf's Catholic Boy...
I'm doing a lot of reading lately, and it occurs to me to share the fruits of that labor with you by way of snippets from things I'm reading, with occasional... Read more
The 17 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Hans Küng's Can We Save the Catholic Church? on Anti-Vatican II Decision of...
Three more passages from Hans Küng's book Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013) that leap out at me as the U.S. Read more
The 17 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Hans Küng's Can We Save the Catholic Church?: On the Complicity of Theologians i...
A theme that emerges at several points in Hans Küng's book Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013), and which catches my eye, is the... Read more
The 16 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling
Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. Read more
The 15 june 2014 by Earth First! Newswire
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Hans Küng, Can We Save the Catholic Church?: Implications for U.S. Catholic...
Another reminder of what makes the church the church from Hans Küng, Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013):The Church’s credibility... Read more
The 13 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Art Makes Radio Waves: If Yer Gonna Banter, You Need A Banner
If you go to the website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, you’ll see a number of little banners scrolling across the top of the screen. One of them... Read more
The 10 june 2014 by Mrstrongest
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Hans Küng, Can We Save the Catholic Church?: Küng Casts Cold Eye on "Monstrous...
In his book Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013) Hans Küng casts a very cold eye on the massive PR-savvy rallies that began to be a... Read more
The 10 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Hans Küng, Can We Save the Catholic Church?: Küng's Diagnosis of a Church Sick...
I'm nearing the end of Hans Küng's book Can We Save the Catholic Church? (London: William Collins, 2013), about which I began blogging several days ago. Read more
The 09 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Joel Osteen Meets with Pope, Praises Pope's Ecumenism & Inclusiveness "to Take...
Christian News Network reports, Megachurch speaker and author Joel Osteen was among a group of political and religious leaders who met with Pope Francis at the... Read more
The 09 june 2014 by Elizabethprata
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6 Ways George R. R. Martin and ‘Game of Thrones’ Changed Fantasy Forever
******WARNING NOVEL AND TELEVISION SHOW SPOILERS BELOW*******For most people August 6, 1996 was probably of no great significance. Read more
The 08 june 2014 by House Of Geekery
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The One Common Bond, Beween All Religions...God!!
"Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare...It calls for the courage to say yes to encounter, and no to conflict." ~~~ Pope Francis All sides ar... Read more
The 08 june 2014 by Rfschatten
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Pentecost Changes Everything!
catholicexchange.com · by Kathleen Beckman · June 6, 2014 In an article entitled, “The Glory of the Church”, Pierre-Marie Dumont, publisher of the... Read more
The 06 june 2014 by Stjohnpa
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Hans Küng, Can We Save the Catholic Church?: An Excerpt Re: President George W....
I've mentioned in the comboxes here in the past several days that I'm now reading Hans Küng's new book Can We Save the Catholic Church?, trans. Dr. Read more
The 06 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Do We Call Church Home Or Are We Just Renting?
Pope Francis, in this morning's Mass in the chapel of his residence, was stepping on some toes: Pope Francis focused his daily homily on Jesus’ prayer for the... Read more
The 05 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Pope Francis Announces He'll Meet with Abuse Survivors; Colleen Baker on "Keepin...
At Enlightened Catholicism, Colleen Baker sees the story of the abuse crisis in the Catholic church as the story that keeps "changing spots," which is "still th... Read more
The 04 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Cardinal Dolan's Recent Paean to Free-Market Capitalism Ghost-Authored by...
At Religion Dispatches, Patricia Miller writes, Former CNBC host Larry Kudlow is bragging on Twitter that he helped Cardinal Timothy Dolan with his recent... Read more
The 03 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "Double Canonization Doesn't Lead to...
The following snippet is from a statement issued by the Spanish Asociación de Teólogas y Teólogos Juan XXIII at the end of May, re: the double canonizations of... Read more
The 03 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Links #204
If Minnie could take off her head and vomit, then what would stop me from eventually going on a date with a man that preferred to be called “$bill”? Read more
The 01 june 2014 by Maggiemcneill
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Modi 6th Powerful Person on Twitter ~ Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Follows Only 3
A hashtag is a word or an unspaced phrase prefixed with the number sign ("#"). It is a form of metadata tag. Words in messages on microblogging and social... Read more
The 01 june 2014 by Sampathkumar Sampath
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"How the Press Generally Reports on Catholicism"
Simcha Fisher: I haven't seen the new religion chapter [of the AP Stylebook], but I have seen how the press generally reports on Catholicism -- and it seems... Read more
The 30 may 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Shale Rush Hits Argentina as Oil Majors Spend Billions on Fracking in Andes...
While many countries have banned or delayed their embrace of fracking, one country is taking a full-steam-ahead approach to the unconventional drilling... Read more
The 30 may 2014 by Earth First! Newswire
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Catholics Excluded from Jobs and Ministries Over Gay Issues Write Pope Francis t...
At his Slacktivist site, Fred Clark pulls together a valuable brief compendium of the heart of the recent judicial rulings in various states knocking down bans... Read more
The 30 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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'It is in This Context That the Holy Father's Earlier Criticism of...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal defending Pope Francis' views on capitalism, an op-ed that isn't making much noise in the Catholi... Read more
The 28 may 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "These Heavy-Handed Decisions Touch...
In a just-published essay, Robert McClory notes how much things have changed in a half year, in the way in which many American Catholics respond to Pope Francis... Read more
The 20 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Morals Clauses for Employees of Catholic Institutions, and the Terrible Price th...
Some of you probably saw this posting last week at Iglesia Descalza. If not, I wanted to bring it your attention, since it's a perfect complement to what I... Read more
The 19 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Is the Catholic Church a Totalitarian System?
Will Duquette takes on the charge: In paragraph 34 of Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis writes, Truth nowadays is often reduced to the subjective authenticity of the... Read more
The 18 may 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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The Popes on Our Need for Great Art
R. JARED STAUDT How does high culture, particularly the fine arts, relate to the Christian faith? Is it part of Christianity’s vision of culture or is high... Read more
The 16 may 2014 by Stjohnpa
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To Fedora Or Not To Fedora
Here at LAP, we like to consider ourselves good law-abiding citizens. Unless, of course, we are actually out having fun and not abiding by the law. Read more
The 16 may 2014 by Christopher De Voss
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The Rubicon Effect by Roy Dimond
Originally posted on Rosie Amber: The Rubicon Effect by Roy Dimond My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book I have recently read by Roy Dimond and I am... Read more
The 15 may 2014 by Madi Preda
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More News: Pope Francis and the Nuns, Clericalism and Abuse Crisis, Right-Wing...
More news: Questions from a Ewe has a lot of good questions to ask Pope Francis:Dear Pope Francis, I’m really confused.Because I read the very same day in the... Read more
The 14 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Catholic Bishop of Arkansas Attacks "Same-Sex Marriage," Calls on State Supreme...
And speaking of hallucinating Arkansas: the Catholic bishop of Arkansas, Anthony Taylor, has issued a statement attacking "same-sex marriage" (his quotation... Read more
The 14 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis Endorses Redistribution of Wealth by the State
Pope Francis has a disturbing penchant to spout off in ways that lend support to the Left, which would explain why they’ve embraced him as one of their own. Read more
The 13 may 2014 by Eowyn
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In the News: Vatican Attack on U.S. Nuns, Jesuit Theologian Under Vatican...
Snippets of articles about important religious (but mostly Catholic) topics discussed this past week in various publications:At Religion Dispatches, Mary Hunt... Read more
The 13 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Frank Bruni on New Contract for Catholic School Teachers in Cincinnati: Would...
In the New York Times today, Frank Bruni looks at the new six-page contract for Catholic teachers in the Cincinnati archdiocese (the previous one was two pages)... Read more
The 11 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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As U.S. Evangelicals Continue Exporting Homophobia, Northern Irish Anti-Gay...
This week in his weekly Religion Dispatches column gathering news about LGBT people and religious issues around the world, Peter Montgomery notes that U.S. Read more
The 11 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Harvard Goes Satanic with Black Mass
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, in common usage the term “black mass” refers to “a blasphemous and usually obscene burlesque of the true [Roman Catholic]... Read more
The 10 may 2014 by Eowyn
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Vatican Orthodoxy Watchdog, Cardinal Müller, Delivers New Slap to American Nuns
Also in the news right now, hot off the Vatican's presses (so to speak): the latest slap-down administered to U.S. nuns by the head of the Vatican orthodoxy... Read more
The 06 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Vatican Fails to Wow U.N. Committee on Torture
As Nick Cumming-Bruce reports for the New York Times, Vatican representative to the United Nations Archbishop Silvano Tomasi was grilled yesterday by the U.N.... Read more
The 06 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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I Listen to Facebook Conversations of Younger Catholics: I Get An Earful About...
I've mentioned before, I think, that I have a number of Facebook friends who stand considerably to the right of me when it comes to matters Catholic. I'm not... Read more
The 03 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Terry Weldon at Queering the Church on the Experience of Gay Catholics (and His...
And speaking of gay Christians from whom I've learned a great deal: don't miss yesterday's posting by Terry Weldon at his Queering the Church blog site. Read more
The 02 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis on John Paul II As "the Pope of the Family" and the Synod on the...
I'm bending your ears today with a plethora of postings, but before I stop talking for the morning (and I do have yet another posting after this to share), I... Read more
The 01 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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Quote for the Day: "If His Pontificate Has an Agenda, It Is the One Martini...
Paul Elie in The Atlantic: John Paul and Benedict led the Church for 35 years. Decade after decade, they opposed the currents in modern life that they felt... Read more
The 30 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Is It Just Me, Or Do Things Feel Really Depressed Right Now, Following the Day o...
Is it just me, or do things feel really depressed right now, following the big papal circus of the day of the four popes? I had thought that the big papal circu... Read more
The 29 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Betty Clermont on the Opus Dei Influence in the Church of Pope Francis
As a footnote to what I posted yesterday (citing Colleen Baker) about how influential Opus Dei folks have leapt to the defense of Pope John Paul II as critical... Read more
The 27 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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“We Enroll Them Among the Saints...”
A historic day today for faithful Catholics: In a packed St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis officially declared former... Read more
The 27 april 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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The Day of the Four Popes: Pope Francis and the Reform (??) of the Church
The day of the four popes, they're calling it.We had Vatican II, which told us that the church is the people of God on pilgrimage together to the reign of God. Read more
The 27 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Colleen Baker on Opus Dei's Spin-Doctoring of John Paul II's Record, Father Tom...
At her Enlightened Catholicism site, Colleen Baker points out that the Vatican spin doctors who are now trying to spin Pope John Paul II's abysmal record... Read more
The 26 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Without Gloss: Francis of Assisi and Western Catholicism
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Speech at the Catholic Center of New York University, New York City, April 25, 2014 I want to start with a simple... Read more
The 25 april 2014 by Stjohnpa
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The Canonization of Pope John Paul II: My Continued Dissent (and the Loud,...
As the canonization of Pope John Paul II (and of Pope John XXIII) nears, I thought it might be helpful if I pointed Bilgrimage readers to several postings in... Read more
The 24 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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"Moral Judgment as Exclamation"
When religious faith is marginalized, particularly Christian faith and, in my view, especially Catholic faith, something has to fill the void... and something... Read more
The 19 april 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Only a Homeless Jesus Can Change Us
By Alan BeanWas Jesus homeless? Yes, he was. In Matthew 8 we read: “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay... Read more
The 19 april 2014 by Alanbean
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Short Takes on Week's News: Gay Rights, Canonization of John Paul II, America...
Short takes from this week's news on matters Catholic (with the addition of a report on Peter LaBarbera's appearance at Sinclair Community College): Kate... Read more
The 17 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Catholic University of San Diego Goes Satanic
Catholic universities in the United States regularly sponsor not just nonChristian, but downright anti-Catholic, speakers and events, including pro-abortionists. Read more
The 17 april 2014 by Eowyn
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Seeing Visions and Dreaming Dreams: Impending Socioeconomic and Ecological Crisi...
In a two-part interview with Xavier Casanovas, Oscar Mateos, Santi Torres, and Nani Vall-llossera in Cristianisme i Justícia (via Iglesia Descalza, here and... Read more
The 16 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Holy Thursday Again, and Return of the Don't Let Women Get a Foot on the Altar...
And, as if to prove President Carter's point that in many of the world's religions, male religious leaders frequently read "their" scriptures in a highly... Read more
The 16 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Former President Carter on Women, Religion, Violence, and Power: An Interview...
For Interfaith Voices, Sister Maureen Fiedler interviews President Jimmy Carter about his new book A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power. Read more
The 16 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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A Reader Responds: There's a Big Difference Between Believing Homosexuality Is...
On Sunday, I noted that the fateful 1986 document on the "pastoral" care of gay people issued by Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict) arrived on the scene... Read more
The 15 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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"A Dramatic, and Often Untold, Religion Story of the Early 21st Century — the...
Fruit from John Allen's recent move to the Boston Globe, coverage of that which has largely been ignored: Dutch Jesuit priest Frans van der Lugt, killed in Syri... Read more
The 15 april 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Blessed Peter Gonzalez
Today, April 14th, the universal Church celebrates Blessed Peter Gonzalez, a phenomenal preacher and patron of sailors. Peter was born in Astorga, Spain in 1190... Read more
The 14 april 2014 by Eowyn
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Tips for Touring the Vatican During Holy Week
If you’re visiting Vatican City this week, you’ll want to be prepared. Considering the Vatican is a crowded destination at all times during the year, travelers... Read more
The 14 april 2014 by Healthytravelblog
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Father Tom Doyle and Jerry Slevin on Abuse Crisis and Pope Francis: When Will...
I highly recommend Father Tom Doyle's recent presentation (pdf) to the group Voice of the Faithful regarding where we find ourselves with the abuse crisis in th... Read more
The 14 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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"You're Suffering from a Mental Illness, and Rationality Is Not Something That...
Some of you may have noticed an interesting subtext that developed in threads here in the past several days, as we discussed the story of Sister Jane Dominic... Read more
The 13 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Muslim Persecution of Christians, December, 2013
By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle As happens at Christmas every year throughout the Muslim world, Christians and their churches were especially targeted—from... Read more
The 08 april 2014 by Susanduclos
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Pope Seeks Re-unification of Catholic and Protestant Churches
A.D. 1997 “Devils Advocate” starring Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves[courtesy Google Images]Ever since Martin Luther caused a schism between the Catholic church... Read more
The 06 april 2014 by Adask
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The Throne of Majesty, the Throne of Grace
I was listening to a S. Lewis Johnson sermon on Hebrews 4 the other day. He was expounding on the following verse-Let us then with confidence draw near to the... Read more
The 06 april 2014 by Elizabethprata
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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: "And Thus, This Man's Life Ended"
Pope Francis yesterday, in a homily at St. Martha's House in Rome, speaking about someone censored by Catholic authorities who was, Father Robert Imbelli... Read more
The 05 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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Money Talks: More Critical Commentary on the Recent Testimony of Cardinal Pell i...
As a footnote to what I just wrote about the patent Catholic connection to yesterday's Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling, which is the kind of ruling one has to... Read more
The 03 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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America More Economically Unequal After 5+ Years of Obama
Obama said that when he met with Pope Francis last week for nearly an hour, they spoke about “their shared commitment to fighting poverty and income inequality. Read more
The 01 april 2014 by Eowyn
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David Gans on Hobby Lobby: Whose Rights Count--Owners' Or Workers'? (and Hobby...
At the Balkinization blog, David Gans offers one of the clearest explanations I've read of the fundamental issue at stake in the Hobby Lobby case about religiou... Read more
The 01 april 2014 by William Lindsey
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The Quality of Mercy?
More from the vocabulary of faithI have now preached the last in my series of sermons on the ‘vocabulary of faith’ – looking at those words which are used both... Read more
The 31 march 2014 by Richardl
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Do as I Say and Do
This Pope... he just flat gets to me and Reuters brings a glimpse as to why: Pope Francis surprised his own master of ceremonies on Friday by confessing his sin... Read more
The 31 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Quote of the Day: "Let's Start with How This Affects Real People"
I love the opening line of Fred Clark's last posting today at Slacktivist:Let’s start with how this affects real people.Fred's talking about how the white... Read more
The 29 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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Hands Down, the Best Quote on the Pope Francis-Obama Meet up
Coming our way via Mattew Schmitz: Barack Obama and Pope Francis sat down with two translators, and one can’t help but think they were sorely needed. Read more
The 28 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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"President Barack Obama and the Vatican Gave Distinctly Different Accounts of th...
Interesting AP report of today's meeting between Obama and il Papa: President Barack Obama and the Vatican gave distinctly different accounts of the... Read more
The 27 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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If You Had the Power, Where Would You Draw the Line?
In the wake of the decision today by World Vision to allow gay Christians in legal same-sex marriages to be hired, Patheos' newest Catholic... Read more
The 26 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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"There is Still Time Not to End up in Hell"
Pope Francis courageously warns the Mafia... and the rest of us: Surrounded by survivors of innocent people killed by the Mafia, Pope Francis made an emotional... Read more
The 25 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Irony Alert: Pope Warns Mobsters: Hell Awaits
Here is a headline from Drudge: Pope warns mobsters: Hell awaitsAP Photo/Andrew Medichini2009 photo AP/Alessandro Fucarini"Pope Francis has a warning for Italy'... Read more
The 22 march 2014 by Elizabethprata
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Dr. Armstrong Operates, Performs Extraction, Saves The Day (Again)
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ve probably thought to yourself: “This guy is a genius!! His work is so perfect! Doesn’t he ever make a mistake?? Read more
The 20 march 2014 by Mrstrongest
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Aries Ingress Chart 20th March 2014 for the United States
Following my look at Russia and the Crimea, I look now at the ingress of the Sun into Aries heralding the new Astrological year in the USA. Read more
The 20 march 2014 by Solarisastro
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Mid-Week Short Takes: "Religious Freedom" and Gay Discrimination, Advice for Pop...
Sister Joan Chittister hits the ball out of the park with an impassioned plea to us to remember that, when we allow "religious" people to claim a "right" to hat... Read more
The 19 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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"Dangerous Silliness"
Fr. Robert Barron's take on Cosmos is a worthy read: Seth MacFarlane, well known atheist and cartoonist, is the executive producer of the remake of “Cosmos,”... Read more
The 19 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Benedict Critiqued Francis's Interview About Church of "Small-Minded Rules": You...
I haven't seen any mention of this interesting story at Catholic news sites today. I haven't seen much mention of it at all, in fact, after I first read it at... Read more
The 18 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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Quote for Day: If Pope to Be Believed, He Must Not Only Talk, but Change...
Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson shares his hopes for Pope Francis and his agenda of reform: If Pope Francis is to be believed in all the kindly pronouncements... Read more
The 17 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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Irish Television Documentary on Maciel and the Legion of Christ and the Francis...
John XXIII knew.Paul VI knew.John Paul II knew. Benedict XVI knew.The story told in the recent RTÉ documentary about Marcial Maciel and the Legion of Christ... Read more
The 13 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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"If We Are Not Vigilant, Our Sons and Daughters Will Pay a Steep and Heartrendin...
Paul Stephen Loverde is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington in Northern Virginia and he's written a pastoral letter on the dangers of... Read more
The 13 march 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Bishop Accountability Releases Important New Document Studying Pope Francis's...
Today, the group Bishop Accountability has just uploaded to its website an important new document examining Pope Francis's record on abuse cases in Argentina,... Read more
The 12 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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NCR Report on Vatican Questionnaire in U.S.: Only One-Third of Dioceses Made It...
For those following the discussion of the questionnaire that the Vatican asked bishops around the world to make available to Catholic laypersons in advance of... Read more
The 12 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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Frank Cocozzelli on Continuing Spectacle of Convicted Criminal Bishop Robert...
Frank Cocozzelli on the continuing spectacle of convicted criminal Bishop Robert Finn, who refuses to relinquish his bishop's seat in Kansas City despite calls... Read more
The 11 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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The Pope Gets His Own Magazine: ‘twas About Time
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/italian-publisher-unveils-magazine-dedicated-to-pope-francis/2014/03/04/a6c95416-a3dd-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_st... Read more
The 11 march 2014 by Themarioblog
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Placing Pope Francis's Remarks About a Theology of Women Against the Backdrop...
Sister Ivone GebaraOne of the themes that emerged in Pope Francis's anniversary interview this week was the question of the place of women in the Catholic... Read more
The 07 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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A Selection of Responses to Pope Francis's Anniversary Remarks About the Abuse...
A selection of responses to Pope Francis's anniversary remarks about the abuse crisis and the Catholic church:Father Tom Doyle, National Catholic Reporter: In... Read more
The 07 march 2014 by William Lindsey
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