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Encouragement, not complacency

September 27, 2018 Russell Shaw 3

What do serious, practicing Catholics think about the sex abuse crisis? To find out, you can commission a public opinion survey or you can attend a parish listening session. I chose the latter approach, and […]

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The Voices of Misery

September 23, 2018 Aquae Regiae 5

Discouragement is a powerful and dangerous thing.  Whenever we as Catholics revisit the Liturgical Season of Advent, we recall the powerful words of the Prophets such as Isaiah, “Comfort, comfort my People” (Isa 40:1), and […]