Daily Archives: 1 August 2018

USCCB Statement on Theodore McCarrick

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A facebook friend alerted me to this “Statement on Course of Action Responding to Moral Failures on Part of Church Leaders” posted on the USCCB website today. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo acknowledges the obvious: Both the abuses themselves, and the fact … Continue reading →

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GeE 123: Prophets For Joy

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Continuing to explore that grace of the Spiritual Exercises’ Fourth Week, joy. Israel’s prophets were well-acquainted with it: 123. The prophets proclaimed the times of Jesus, in which we now live, as a revelation of joy. “Shout and sing for … Continue reading →

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Aparecida 501: Disciples and Missionaries in Public Life

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Today, we’ll look at the fifth topic of chapter ten, Disciples and Missionaries in Public Life.” Advocates for a narrow view of what it means to be Pro Life will be disappointed to find Pope John Paul II cited for … Continue reading →

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