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A Lenten exercise in forgiveness
… But given the nature of Jesus’ life, the life he calls us to, his capacity for forgiveness kept him on the path. All his days he was mocked, ridiculed, insulted, put under surveillance and … as recounted in my autobiography, A Persistent Peace, grew to 75 entries before shame got the best of me and I put down the pen.) Your list complete, write a formal prayer. Tell God that you …
Fallen-away Catholics: Story of the swans
… refuge among the spinners and weavers of white cotton, and there they were camouflaged and kept as safe as could be. And the blue swans flew as far as they could to the east where there … fit of ill temper, condemns a wounded soul who is crying, "I am wounded, and doing the best I can ... and I'm trying to stay away from those who harmed me and would harm me yet. " …
Nuns: The civilizing force of the church
… the name of The Poor Carpenter, and give until they have nothing left while yet deserving the best care, and far more recognition, far more being truly seen for their souls, than the higher … Bishop Williamsons of the world who say women ought not be educated, but rather women ought be kept in their place. Right, women's place. Where is that place? Oh, I think I know: Everywhere. …
Catholic colleges are holding steady in recession -- so far
… similar fate. To some degree that's the case, but most Catholic colleges and universities have kept a steady ship in the tempest. So far. "[The downturn] is affecting us the way it's affecting … said. "We said we were going to be as prudent as we could. We're going to manage expenses as best we could to keep tuition as low as possible. We're not going to do any capital projects that …
The God-given desire for connection
… early days, critics -- many of them church folks -- assumed that online relationships were, at best, second-rate. At worst, they could be dangerous, luring people into fake intimacy with … together on a trip to the former Yugoslavia for young Catholic journalists. We had since kept in touch via e-mail and through our blogs. Hers -- called Lemmondrops ( …
Once a soldier, now he's fighting Caesar
… home.” The writing in these missives, private and informal correspondence at the time, is at best uneven. But the writing wasn’t the point. Casteel chose some of them for public disclosure, … [saying] if you cry out loud enough and with enough faith, God will hear and God will heal. I kept on struggling with this idea of necessary faith healing,” said Casteel. He kept saying to himself, “Well, when Paul wrestled with the thorn in his flesh, Jesus said, my …
Fr. Richard John Neuhaus dead at age 72
… suffering. A priest of the New York archdiocese and a former Lutheran minister, Neuhaus was best known to society at large as an intellectual guru of what came to be known as the “religious … the pages of First Things, the unapologetically high-brow journal he founded in 1990, Neuhaus kept up a steady stream of commentary on matters both sacred and secular. In broad strokes, …
Cutting out the tongues of the holy people
… words: Be careful when thou art casting out demons, thou dost not allow the casting out of the best parts of thyself. … and re-re-re-raise that one little sail and its message against every countervalent wind as best I can, trying to scoop up even “a bad wind” and use it for navigating forward toward my … Yet, for the rest of his long life, he would hear the voice dearest to him, the one which kept his wild woodsman’s heart completely whole. There are many ways to understand this story …
Once a soldier, now he's fighting Caesar
… home. The writing in these missives, private and informal correspondence at the time, is at best uneven. But the writing wasnt the point. Casteel chose some of them for public disclosure, … [saying] if you cry out loud enough and with enough faith, God will hear and God will heal. I kept on struggling with this idea of necessary faith healing, said Casteel. He kept saying to himself, Well, when Paul wrestled with the thorn in his flesh, Jesus said, my …
Once a U.S. interrogator, now a Catholic pacifist
… home.” The writing in these missives, private and informal correspondence at the time, is at best uneven. But the writing wasn’t the point. Casteel chose some of them for public disclosure, … [saying] if you cry out loud enough and with enough faith, God will hear and God will heal. I kept on struggling with this idea of necessary faith healing,” said Casteel. He kept saying to himself, “Well, when Paul wrestled with the thorn in his flesh, Jesus said, my …
In-between is a dangerous place to be
… for the Gospel, been one of the church’s most public witnesses for human rights, stood for the best in the human condition and modeled the highest standards of the priesthood should certainly … peasants working for human rights and just wages, this U.S-funded war against humanity kept many a dictator in power. Roy’s public protests began with a handful of people and has grown … have been tested by the State to the maximum. He’s not marginal to anything: measured by the best standards of both church and state, he is completely priest, completely American. The whole …
Vatican issues new document on biotechnology
… the man's sperm, then reinserting them in the fallopian tube. Many experts regard it as the best example of a question left hanging by Donum Vitae . All of this suggests that while Dignitas … these doubts have been clarified, the statement of the encyclical Evangelium vitae needs to be kept in mind: 'What is at stake is so important that, from the standpoint of moral obligation, … if they cause the elimination of the embryo after implantation. Footnotes identify the best-known interceptive methods as "the IUD … and the so-called 'morning-after pills,'" and the …
Glendon reflects on Vatican post
… record yet one of the most active. Since her arrival in Rome last February, Glendon has been kept busy with a trip by Pope Benedict XVI to the United States in April, a return visit to the … inspired by American works of art. Two more concerts are in the works. Glendon said one of the best things about being ambassador has been the endless variety of people and events. "You never …
The grace of living on the margins
… not baptize the baby or marry the couple because of my God-given gender. Though I did my very best to serve the community, I was never held in the same esteem as my priest colleagues because … to see, we starve one another and ourselves. Working in a Catholic setting, I often felt at best underutilized and limited, and at worst oppressed and useless. And yet, I cannot help but … edge of our society. Living on the outside pushed me to be creative in seeking the sacred, and kept me wary of the power trips, elitism and self-aggrandizement that I’ve encountered in so many …
U.S. Bishops: The Great Inertia
… investigation of American priests identified a strong cohort of mature clergy, it is best remembered for discovering a substantial subset of immature priests who were described as … returning them to work with nobody the wiser for it. As a consequence, a healthy priest who kept his vows and remained at work without complaint was treated as if he were the prodigal son’s … crisis to outside agents of authority, the bishops gave up for good the control they had long kept to themselves and the practical immunity they had enjoyed in running the Church in …
Baghdad cardinal speaks about Iraq tragedy
… said. Just as a building that is abandoned is more likely to be vandalized, Iraq needs to be kept on the world's radar and its future at the top of the agenda, he said. He said that, unfortunately, there are people in Iraq who do not have the country's best interests at heart, but perhaps that would change "when they see the whole world loves Iraq …
The Synod on the Bible looks for middle ground; A 'poignant' press conference
… expect to see every Sunday. In that sense, Tagle said, the real question is probably how to best form and train the lay ministers, so that they can help people see liturgies of the Word as … John Paul emerged unscathed. In the film, however, Dziwisz says he can now reveal "what we kept secret until now. That priest wounded the Holy Father, but the Holy Father was able to …
Brother Francis, what is perfect joy?
… the dead after four days, write that this would not be perfect joy.” As they walked, Francis kept adding to this litany, describing places where perfect joy would not be found. Finally after … God, and not one’s self. Accordingly they provide several illustrations of how one might best be able to refrain from satiating one’s lower desires and instead how one might find a means …
Pro-Obama Catholic predicts 'very positive' ties with Vatican
… different forecast. “An Obama presidency would open the door to what is frequently called the best-kept secret of the Catholic church, which is the balance of its social teaching,” Kmiec …
Pro-Obama Catholic predicts 'very positive' ties with Vatican
… different forecast. “An Obama presidency would open the door to what is frequently called the best-kept secret of the Catholic church, which is the balance of its social teaching,” Kmiec …