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Encore: Listen to those in need, pope says in World Day of Poor message
… impassive?" the pope asked in his message. To become aware of people's suffering and know how best to respond with love, people must learn to be silent and listen, the pope said. "If we speak … only as destitute, but also as carriers of "insecurity and instability," to be rejected and kept afar. But this tendency to create a distance means people distance themselves from Jesus …
Morning Briefing
… American Jews have feared this kind of attack for years, but still kept their doors open. Here's why … The Worst of Our Country—And the Best …
Midterm results in Ohio's '50-50 land' may predict future elections
… No. 1 suburb," as determined by Business Insider in 2015. The school district is among the best in the state, average home price sits at just under half a million dollars, and the median … believes "brought hope to many people who didn't have hope." In the past, the abortion issue kept her from voting for some Democrats, but she has come to believe that making abortion illegal … is inspired by her Catholicism, Jesus and the Beatitudes. "There is no denying that Jesus kept the company of some of the most detested people in his community," she said to NCR in an …
Jesus and Pope Francis: Contagious peace and joy
… was not prepared for the encounter as he looked me squarely in the eyes the first time. I just kept saying, "Thank you! Thank you!" Nothing else came out of my mouth. I was stunned. Later, a … in the eye, use our intellect and our hearts to love one another better. Let's use the best of two centuries of theology, science, psychology, economics and two centuries of great love …
Wuerl resigns, ending influential tenure in wake of abuse report
… archdiocesan church we all love can move forward." Following the Sept. 14 event, Wuerl had kept an unusually low public profile, making no public appearances and issuing no statements. The … about whether to resign said the central question in his thinking was what was going to be best for the Washington archdiocese. "He emphasized that he loves the church in Washington and … no, you cannot." Cafardi likewise said that Wuerl acted in the four cases according to the best knowledge of the time. "He's faulted in the grand jury report for using the treatment model, …
Archbishop Óscar Romero: setting the record straight
… conventional wisdom is gravely mistaken. Romero himself rejected it, as did those who knew him best. Abundant evidence exists, but for me the clincher is a story told by Paul Schindler, a … When he'd written to the president two years earlier about the Tres Calles massacre, he kept the letter private, but after Grande's murder he went public, denouncing the crime and …
Corot acknowledges male gaze in painting
… with a pink cloth. In Diana's shadow, another woman crouches and hides her nakedness as best as she can, while two others look at the goddess, who points emphatically at a small Actaeon … conformity to a stylized type. As the exhibition catalog notes, in some works Corot did his best impression of breaking down the fourth theater wall by including an easel to demonstrate, … attachments. That is to say, I shall not get married," he stated, and he appears to have kept his word. He may have developed his impressive knowledge of fashion materials, which …
Conservatives must face John Paul II's legacy in sex abuse crisis
… "testimony" offered by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a man Weigel had previously dubbed the best nuncio to the U.S. ever. Weigel then goes on to quote at length and approvingly from a … is vitiated because we know now he was living a double life for many years and what he kept hidden was predatory and disgusting. Still, to give credence to Viganò's unproven and …
Leonardo Boff's model of charism offers road map out of clericalism
… found courage and grace to love one another while confronting systemic injustices that kept them poor. For Boff, the church is the sacrament of the Holy Spirit, and since the Spirit is … of the people of God, one could ask what organizational or jurisdictional structures function best for releasing the Spirit's gifts on behalf of the reign of God? After extensive study of …
Down to earth: Vatican brings together world's meteorite curators
… Rocks, mineral debris and even dust from space are kept in special collections, museums and laboratories all over the world, and the Vatican … outlining inventories, sharing the challenges of being a curator of such precious collections, best practices in conservation and for sharing samples and data. They also discussed ethical and …
Pope advises teachers that they need parents' trust, appreciation
… an uncomfortable intrusion," which all ends in a situation, he said, where the parents are kept at bay or considered "adversaries." "To change this situation, someone has to take the first … prevent them from being able to look at the world with confidence or from showing kids the best ways to grow as people, citizens and Christians. …
Who is Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano?
… II, who appointed him apostolic nuncio to Nigeria. For much of his early years in Rome, Vigano kept a low profile, working mostly behind the scenes, said John Thavis, a former Vatican bureau … By the end of Vigano's tenure in April 2016, conservative writer George Weigel called him "the best nuncio we've had thus far." "The archbishop understood that there was no honorable retreat …
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
… They swore enthusiastically that they would always serve the Lord their God. We know they kept that commitment as perfectly as we keep ours. When Jesus finished explaining that he was the … By: Lawrence Mick Today’s second reading always presents a dilemma. It is normally best to use the long form of readings so that the assembly is exposed to more of the Bible on a … each other as Christ loves his people, to serve one another in mutual love, to nurture the best in one another ... we pray For all young people who have begun the academic year, for …
Pennsylvania grand jury report is a new low for Catholic Church
… of many bishops in the early days of the crisis to respond appropriately to the abuse. The best you can say about them is that they should have known better. Why did they not do better? … last 10 years, and these had been reported by their dioceses. Fourth, the bishops initially kept the abuse secret because they did not want to scandalize the faithful. They also wanted to …
No end in sight to the cruelty inflicted on frightened immigrants
… and its School of the Americas, better known as the School of Assassins. Money and weapons kept flowing, assuring that the butchery of the death squads and oppression of reformers would … States must not repeat that mistake.'' Though Clinton did not use the word apology — best not to get carried away — it was an upgrade from his speech earlier in the day to the …
Libertarianism, enemy of Catholic social thought, has no place in 'America'
… case individual liberty, you eventually distort your vision and you become like a prisoner kept in the dark for a very long time who is suddenly thrust into the light. The person flails … are insufficient to meet basic human needs and that the market does not always yield the best solutions and should be subject to regulation by the state. To characterize state …
For Richard Sipe, pattern of deceit in celibate culture was his Wittenberg
… that drove some priests to prey on adolescents as a symptom of seminary training, flawed at best, warped at worst. In that, he was well ahead of Greeley and McBrien, prominent … striking figures for religion reporters. Sipe had estimated 6 percent, which put them close. I kept in touch with both men while moving on to a documentary project on jazz funerals. The Sipes …
Editorial: Addressing abuse, church must address the betrayal of community
… between Father McCarrick and James's family was deep." James' uncle had been McCarrick's best friend in high school, and the young priest grew up with the family sharing meals and free … Times. James had told Karen and his other siblings of the abuse only days before. James had kept silent for some 40 years. To fully grasp the sense of betrayal ordinary Catholics feel …
Editorial: Supporting women is key to pro-life agenda
… of the current political climate. No matter where one falls on this issue, one thing must be kept in mind: Criminalizing abortion will not stop the procedure from occurring. Women have been … cannot be solved with legislation. We must first trust this question to those who know best the unique circumstances of these situations — we must trust the individual women. And we …
Everyone forgets about Mary Oliver's grasshopper
… month-long early teenage romances of handholding and note-writing passion. I heard one of the best-worst jokes when I was around 14, and I found the joke carried a twinge of truth that … the Mother of Mercy for 18 years. So don't complain about getting grounded for the weekend. I kept thinking about that groaner of a joke for the remainder of the day. I thought about all … have provided me with thus far? What have I done with my faith? Have I heard the Word and kept it? How integral are the Beatitudes in my life? Not unlike the fully-human Christ going from …