In this Sunday rsquo s passage from Mark 9 Jesus offers pieces of advice to his followers about dealing with outsiders and insiders The different sayings were put together at the oral stage with the help of keywords like ldquo name rdquo and ldquo scandalizes rdquo or ldquo causes to sin rdq
Opening Church DoorsOne of the towering leaders of the church died on Aug. 24 at age 98, in the motherhouse of the Sisters of Loretto in Nerinx, Ky. Though Mary Luke Tobin, S.L., led a life described by superlatives, she may best be remembered as one of only 15 women, and the only American woman, to
Vatican Observatory Head Says He Was Not FiredGeorge Coyne, S.J., who headed the Vatican Observatory for more than 28 years, said suggestions that he was forced out of the post by Pope Benedict XVI are simply not true. The Vatican announced on Aug. 19 that Father Coyne, 73, would be stepping down as