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Full text: Pope Francis’ Letter to the People of God
On August 20, 2018, Pope Francis released a letter to the faithful in light of revelations of sexual abuse of minors and adults by members […]
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Robert Hugh Benson’s otherworldly stories illuminate the nature of prayer
Reminiscent at times of the fiction of George MacDonald, Benson’s stories range from beautiful to macabre. […]
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“My Flesh for the life of the world”: The Eucharist and Evangelization
The work of Jesus—His self-giving for the life of the world—is to become our work as well. […]
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You are Who you eat: “Let Christ be eaten…”
On the Readings for August 19, 2018 […]
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About withholding donations from the Church
Four observations on withholding donations in response to the McCarrick scandal, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, and so on. […]
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Recent CEF seminar on the role of priests in Catholic schools grows in scope, participation
“We had surprise visitor in the person of the indomitable Francis Cardinal Arinze,” says Fr. Peter Stravinskas, executive director of CEF. “All were inspired by the […]
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The current crisis, collegiality, and credible action
Senior leaders of the Church have spoken of “protocols” and “processes” when those they claimed to lead wanted to hear words of revulsion, indignation, and […]
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Trump and the triumph of the dramatic style
Increasingly, politics becomes performative bloodsport, along the lines of professional wrestling, with citizens playing the role of titillated fans howling from the bleachers. […]
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Cardinal Wuerl named in Pennsylvania grand jury report, responds to criticism
The Archbishop of Washington, D.C., who is the former Bishop of Pittsburgh, has been named more than 200 times in a Pennsylvania grand jury report, […]
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God and Disney and G.K. Chesterton
We are happy only when we worship the Maker of heaven and earth. […]