Daily Archives: 3 August 2018

Scratching Off Bishops’ Names

A facebook friend posted on this, from central Pennsylvania. The diocesan statement is here. Harrisburg Bishop Ron Gainer acknowledged the poor judgment and culpability of bishops. Regarding the legal investigation of that state’s dioceses: “(It) has caused the diocese to … Continue reading

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GeE 125: Supernatural Joy

125. Hard times may come, when the cross casts its shadow, yet nothing can destroy the supernatural joy that “adapts and changes, but always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is … Continue reading

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Aparecida 504: Faith In Public Life

504. Whether out of an exaggerated old-fashioned laicism, or an ethical relativism proposed as the foundation of democracy, powerful groups claim seek to reject any presence and contribution from the Church in the public life of nations, and pressure it … Continue reading

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