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In All Things
Peter Schineller
nbsp World wide in 2007 nbsp there was approximately one nbsp priest for every 2800 Catholics 1-2800 nbsp How does this vary around the globe nbsp In the United States currently it stands around 1 ndash 1500 nbsp So nbsp if one thinks the priest shortage is serious in the U S nbsp wi
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James Martin, S.J.
One of 19 U S women s religious orders specifically nbsp identified as the next step in the Vatican s Apostolic Visitation the Adrian Dominican Sisters of Adrian Michigan are being investigated nbsp The story is outlined in this piece from the Detroit Free Press They ve taught legions of De
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Tim Reidy
This week s podcast features an interview with the novelist and essayist Mary Gordon Gordon s new book Reading Jesus began as an effort to understand Christian fundamentalism by looking at the primary sources of the Christian tradition As she examined Jesus life and work she discovered that sh
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Michael Sean Winters
Give praise where praise is due I am a frequent critic of Professor Robert George founder of the American Principles Project but in a recent post at Mirror of Justice Professor George is doing the work of the angels by challenging conservatives to be wary of libertarianism George refers to an a
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Austen Ivereigh
The winner of the Palme d Or at the Cannes film festival this year was a Thai film about reincarnation while Of Gods and Men the true story of the 1996 massacre of French monks in Algeria by Islamists nbsp took the runner-up Grand Prix award The Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul s Uncle B
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The outgoing superintendent in the archdiocese of Washington said vigorous support for Catholic education is lacking from both parents and pastors.

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Why America's prison policy needs repair.
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The church’s unwillingness to begin “a painful process of renewal” in the wake of the abuse scandal has left Diarmuid Martin “disheartened and discouraged.”

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The pope made his strongest remarks to date on sexual abuse cases at a press conference on May 11 during his flight to Portugal.

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A new poll shows that U.S. Catholics’ approval of Pope Benedict XVI’s job performance dropped a “dramatic” 15 points over the past two years.

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Carolyn Martin Buscarino

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