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Near immigration’s ground zero, bishops begin border trip with Mass
July 5, 2018MCALLEN, Texas (CNS)—The bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States have for weeks expressed outrage and condemned the government’s recent practice of separating children from a parent or a family member if they’re caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without legal documentation. On July 1, led by the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, […]
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The question behind the question
July 5, 2018On the afternoon of June 14, a rather spirited, fascinating and unexpected debate broke out on the floor of the USCCB spring meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. At issue was the possibility of reconsidering “Faithful Citizenship,” the 2007 statement of the U.S. bishops on the formation of conscience regarding matters political. A group of bishops, including […]
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Home and desire
July 5, 2018“The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.” – St. Augustine A few mornings ago I was feeling restless and decided that the best thing was to go for a walk. It was […]
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Faith is lived with joyous gratitude, not slavelike duty, pope says
July 5, 2018VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God always loves and generously gives first before asking for fidelity to his commandments—which are the words of a loving father showing people the right way to live, Pope Francis said. “Christian life is above all the grateful response to a generous father,” not a forced, joyless compliance to a series of obligations, […]
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Another busy year ends for Supreme Court with all eyes on next term
July 5, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—“That’s a wrap” could have been said late morning June 27 at the U.S. Supreme Court after the court issued its last two decisions of the term. Except that it was not a wrap by a long shot. Just a few hours after the court released its final decisions, longtime Justice Anthony Kennedy announced […]
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The homilies are dull—and other reasons folks miss Mass
July 5, 2018Ah, picture the perfect parish! The church is beautiful and serene, and the stained glass windows glisten in the sunlight. The congregation is friendly, and the music is exactly what you need to worship God. No one sings out of tune, and no babies shriek endlessly in the pew behind you. The pastor is congenial, […]
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Catholics mobilize at border and around U.S. to help separated families
July 5, 2018WASHINGTON (CNS)—Some have taken their indignation all the way to the border between the U.S. and Mexico, while others have taken action closer to home, protesting while accompanied by their children and fellow parishioners in cities and towns across the U.S. Others are volunteering their services to counsel or visit immigrant children separated from a […]
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The Senior Side: A look into the future of retirement
July 5, 2018“The Baby Boomers’ biggest impact will be on eliminating the term ‘retirement’ and inventing a new stage of life … the new career arc.” – Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ph.D., Harvard professor and author The older seniors in the Silent and Baby Boomer generations were conditioned to view retirement as a career-ending expectation. Today there is […]
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Statement on U.S. immigration policy
June 29, 2018ATLANTA—Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory has released the following statement on the U.S. government’s recent immigration policy separating migrant families. “The recent immigration policy that has separated children from their parents is deeply disturbing. The administration’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy resulted in many children being torn from the arms of their parents and placed in separate detention facilities […]
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Golf and redemption in ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’
June 22, 2018A constant theme in my many columns for The Georgia Bulletin is tradition, from the Latin tradere, which means literally “to hand one another along.” Any parent, any teacher, will tell you that one of the great joys of mentoring is sharing treasured truths, interests and pursuits with those you teach. So it has come […]