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… it? Someone that perfect could never understand the messiness of a human existence like mine. I mean, she doesn't even flinch while stomping on those snakes! Maybe following God's will …

… have been beating up on the U.S. Catholic bishops for their obsession (Pope Francis' word, not mine) with abortion, gay marriage, and birth control and ignored what they have said about … 28 Christians leaders oppose mass incarceration , Feb. 25 Bishop Pates urges ratification of Mine Ban Treaty in letter to National Security Advisor , Feb. 20 Catholic leaders from across …

… One will call for a turn to renewable energy as well as for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining and hydraulic fracturing (known as "fracking") for oil and gas; the other will call on …

… working in hotels and restaurants, like the Irish and Italians and Germans working in coal mines one hundred years ago, are subject to the kinds of injustices that will demand a response. …

… "religious freedom" means and what it means to separate religion and government. A friend of mine, a Pakistani Muslim who is now an American citizen, said to me once, "From my perspective, …

… militarily. Are there other alternatives? I wish I had a grand strategy, but better minds than mine have tried, and the results have just been more blood soaking into the sand. But there are …

… intertwined with their religiosity? I confess I must leave that conundrum to finer minds than mine. In Vietnam, America learned that when the only way to “won” the war entails committing …

… that if I live in love, in mercy, in forgiveness, in compassion, etc., "heaven" will be mine for all eternity when I pass from this place called earth. And if I have freely chosen to …

… Marking the scourge of uranium mining …

… rural region suffer from high rates of cancer and other ailments due to exposure from uranium mining and milling and the second-largest radioactive contamination accident in U.S. history. …

… and the limits of a given doctrine, and to propose ways of refining its formulation [italics mine]. "That is why those who teach in the name of the Church should give full attention to the …

… have begun to lose jobs. There are already regulations in place that control the local coal mining industry, Dingess said. He added that people come from all over to go on the local ATV trails, hunt, fish and float down the area's rivers and streams. Coal mining "affects nothing as far as our atmosphere," said Dingess, who did not attend the …

… shell, like a turtle or a snail. Sometimes, I become angry, which does not help. A friend of mine who runs family constellation workshops remarked that people who have a wounded inner child …

… own ministry. They felt men were being demonized as the enemy while their own experience (and mine) was of men who had often been their champions. I sat there realizing I was somehow in the …

… by that of Alice Camille, a Catholic author, columnist and educator. "The translators have mined these familiar pages for their original gold, uncovering the humor buried in what normally …

… -- Like the canary in the mine, Morris' dismissal warned of the toxic culture. His book is magnanimous. Thinking straight? …

… is a poignant heartbreaker, recounting how bank takeovers, irresponsible development, mining and mountaintop removal have wiped out entire towns and destroyed communities. In the …

… you do so and form your own opinion before continuing with this column in which I shall share mine. The statement would have been fine if it had been issued by The Becket Fund for Religious …

… planners. Generals, it seems, don't like civilians telling them how to do their jobs. Land mines are one of the most indiscriminate military devices. These inexpensive and mobile battle … Campaign to Ban Landmines, drawing up the Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or the Mine Ban Treaty. The treaty called for the end to the development, …

… to Archbishop John Nienstedt. Haselberger called that case "the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine,' which should have caused us to question whether we could expect to maintain any type of …