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Gravity, Gravitas, and Grave Matters
As the Japanese novelist Shusako Endo noted, people often ponder where they were born, a circumstance over which they had no control, while giving little […]
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Questions on sexuality loom large ahead of youth synod
The “instrumentum laboris” for the Oct. 3-28 Synod of Bishops on “Young People, the Faith and the Discernment of Vocation” highlights how many young people, […]
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Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk: Russian invasion of Ukraine is a ‘silent war’
“We do not just need to pray for reconciliation. We need to do effective acts of reconciliation. This is crucial,” Shevchuk said, adding that “reconciliation […]
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Homily at the Requiem Mass commemorating the centennial of the death of Joyce Kilmer
Due to some very shallow and presumptuous notions of divine mercy and eternal life, not a few priests fail to encourage the faithful to offer […]
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At the End of the Long Death
Four times with loved ones I have confronted what I call the Long Death, days stretching to months. always accompanied by medical choices and practical […]
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After the Irish debacle
Ireland has been a post-Christian society for decades. It times to take bold steps in order to turn things around in Irish Catholicism. […]
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The Pope and Juan Carlos: A different take on the alleged conversation
At the end of the day, the question for anyone intent on criticizing Pope Francis for saying what he is reported to have said, is […]
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German bishops express “surprise” over Vatican decision on communion for Protestants
Cardinal Kasper admits that in German dioceses “there already is a widespread practice of non-catholic spouses, who consider themselves serious Christians, stepping up to [receive] […]
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The profound, satirical message of Waugh’s The Loved One endures
Published 70 years ago, the dark novel has something in it to offend just about everyone. […]
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The Pope and Juan Carlos: Is everything directly willed and caused by God?
Occasionalism is the flawed belief that God ultimately causes everything—that even when it appears another thing is a cause, really that event is only the […]