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Father Patrick Duffy, a former monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, dies
July 4, 2013CONYERS–Father Patrick Duffy, 78, a former monk of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, and a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, N.M., passed away on Sunday, June 23, after a long illness. He died with his family at his side. The burial service at the celebration of the Mass […]
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U.S. bishops, religious leaders call for religious liberty protections
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—A diverse group of religious leaders, including Catholics, Protestants, evangelicals and a representative from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, issued an open letter July 2 urging the U.S. government to “expand conscience protections” in its Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate. The letter, which said the country’s “delicate liberty of conscience is under […]
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Director, deputy director of Vatican bank resign
July 4, 2013VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The director and the deputy director of the Vatican bank, which is being investigated by a special papal commission, resigned July 1. A statement from the Vatican press office said Director Paolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli, deputy director, offered their resignations “in the best interest of the institute and the Holy See.” The […]
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Sweeping the devil away
July 4, 2013I’d be telling a huge lie if I said this has been a good summer so far. In fact, it could go down in history as one of the world’s worst. We have been battling an ongoing painful shoulder injury that my husband sustained about two months ago, which means he has only one arm […]
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Looking Back: July 1963–Pope Paul VI begins pontificate
July 4, 2013In the June 27, 1963, issue of The Georgia Bulletin, Pope Paul VI announced that he would continue the ecumenical Vatican Council begun by Pope John XXIII. In his first public address as pope, Paul VI also pledged that he would continue “with every effort” the work for Christian unity started by Pope John “for […]
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Senate immigration bill passes, moves to uncertain fate in House
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The diverse coalition of faith, labor, business and civil rights activists who are trying to rework the nation’s immigration system celebrated the June 27 Senate passage of a massive reform bill. The bill moves to the House, where Speaker John Boehner has said he would not allow it on the floor unless a majority […]
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Religous Freedom 101: 3 lessons on the debate
July 4, 2013DENVER—Most of us have to admit we’re not able to recite passages from the U.S. Constitution verbatim or explain to someone else what’s at stake in the debate over religious liberty. We hear public figures disagreeing. We read that leaders in the Catholic Church have filed an unprecedented number of lawsuits to defend the right […]
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Merton Essays: A book that ‘will change minds’
July 4, 2013THE SELECTED ESSAYS OF THOMAS MERTON, edited by Patrick F. O’Connell, (Orbis Press, 2013), 493 pp. with index, appendix, and bibliography, $50. This excellent book, certainly the most valuable essays of Thomas Merton, will be read carefully, and not just by specialists. It is a valuable selection which also demonstrates that its seasoned editor has […]
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Passion for ballet inspires Woodward salutatorian
July 4, 2013ATLANTA—Mary Helen deGolian sported both ballet slippers and paddock boots through middle school and divided her time between dancing and horseback riding. But by eighth grade she decided to get serious about ballet, pirouetting across the stage through high school. Along the way, she stretched in faith, brought dance to the disadvantaged and excelled in […]
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Court overturns DOMA, sends Proposition 8 back to lower court
July 4, 2013WASHINGTON (CNS)—The federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, the Supreme Court ruled June 26 in a 5-4 opinion. In a separate case, the court sent back to lower courts a challenge to California’s Proposition 8, the voter-approved initiative […]