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POPE BENEDICT II, A WELL-TRAINED SINGER
By Debra Booton McCoy
Benedict, son of John, was born about 635 AD in Rome. As a youth, he was sent to the schola cantorum, which had been set up by Pope Gregory to teach chant to young men. Here, Benedict excelled in his knowledge of Sacred Scripture and in his ability to sing. He became a priest and was remarkable for his generosity, humility and love of the poor.
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Rainbow Smackdown
By E.M. McCarthy
Many sports and educational institutions fly the Rainbow flag now. Even some Catholic pastors have participated in flying it. I believe we are entering into an era that will see many Catholics having to choose between being faithful to the Church of Christ or supporting state-sponsored gay rights.
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The Dangers Lurking Amongst Us
By Lorrie McNickle
The Church these days can be a scary place, can't it? Well, I would imagine that there have always been scary aspects to the Church, in the Church and around the Church. Jesus Christ himself established the One, Holy, True and Apostolic Church, as a place where we could come and find him, physically present, body blood, soul and divinity in the Holy Eucharist.
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Hell Bound Tolerance
By Birgit Jones
The lyrics of Bob Dylan's ode, "The Times They Are A-Changin'", depicted his views on social injustices. His intention was to focus on the unhelpful attitude of government of his time. Yet, the song remains timeless because the times do keep changing. Today, however, that change is far from the ideal held by most Christians.
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Church Has Lost Moral Authority
By Bill Dunn
In a previous essay, I mentioned that the Catholic Church has lost her moral authority in our culture. There was a time in recent memory when the Church was a beacon of morality in American society. Those days are long gone. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal keeps getting worse and worse.
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Spirituality of Labor and Delivery
By Julie
My first pregnancy was the most spiritual memories for me. Each night, I would sit and rock and feel for kicks from the baby, while I prayed the evening Rosary. It always seemed baby was active as I was trying to settle down for my evening time for bed.
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Early Christian Spirituality - The Fruits of Contemplation
By David Torkington
In 1968 Bishop Casey of Brentwood appointed me director of his retreat and conference centre at Chingford in North London. The centre, otherwise known as Walsingham House, was owned and staffed by Dominican sisters. My tenure lasted from 1969–1981. All the courses for priests and religious were aimed at spreading the New Biblical Theology that had such an influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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This Present Darkness: Six Lessons
By Karl Erickson
When news of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s letter first broke during August of 2018, it felt emotionally crushing. As converts to the Catholic Church in 2005, it was particularly challenging for our family to stomach the allegations.
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How to Live the Life of Honor
By Norman Fulkerson
The noted Catholic thinker, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira once observed that the decay of the Middle Ages occurred in the fourteenth century with a “transformation in mentality.” He explained that “Chivalry, formerly one of the highest expressions of Christian austerity became amorous and sentimental.”
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POPE SAINT LEO II
By Debra Booton McCoy
This week’s pope was born Leo Manelius, in Sicily about 611 AD. His father was known as Paulus. This was a time when many Sicilians headed to the mainland. The Islamic Caliphate, still less than 50 years old, was conducting raids on Sicily. It was not a safe place to live, especially for those who were Christian.
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The Most Heinous Sin of All
By David Torkington
If I had not been working for several organisations in the USA for the past six years I might have thought Archbishop Vigano's letters referred to in the Catholic media, as way over the top, but they are not.
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Moral Theology and Mystical Theology - Introducing Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP
By David Torkington
It was after Quietism (1687) was condemned that the faithful were left with a spirituality that was primarily a moral teaching, without the love derived from mystical contemplation that would enable a person to live that moral teaching.
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The Trumpets of Apocalypse: Proclaiming the Doctrines of the Church
By Scott Pauline
This is the major doctrinal history since the Church converted the Empire: 300 - 600 : No Trinity or Incarnation, in part or in full
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How the Church can take a small step forward
By Catholic365
I recently visited with a pastor friend who chairs a regional committee on ministry in his denomination. A part of his job deals with clergy misconduct.
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Abortion: Why Fight Against Women's Safety?
By Birgit Jones
In 2014 a pro-life bill, Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, or Act 620, was passed into law in the state of Louisiana. Written by Rep. Katrina Jackson (D), it was passed by a 88 -5 vote in the Louisiana House and 34 - 3 in the Senate. Jackson, chair of the Louisiana Legislature Black Caucus stated that the law is about "the safety of women".
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Looking at the State of the Union through a Christian scope
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
President Donald Trump finally delivered his delayed 2019 State of the Union address before a joint session of the 116th Congress after the speech had been delayed.
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Should Pro-Abortion Politicians Be Excommunicated?
What is Required?
By Birgit Jones
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made frequent public statements at odds with Catholic teaching, the pro-life Catholic public was outraged at the scandal she publicly professed. There were calls for her excommunication. She even called abortion 'sacred ground' when asked about her opposition to a bill banning late-term abortions'.
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