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The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Is there any group in the American Catholic church that has done so much while receiving so little appreciation than Catholic sisters No Women religious helped to build our church teach our children nurse our infants care for our elderly feed our poor manage our parishes and spread the
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From the New York Province of the Society of Jesus Archbishop Sambi the papal nuncio to the U S has sent word to the New York Province that Edward Cardinal Egan has been designated by the Holy Father to preside at Thursday s funeral Mass for Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ nbsp Archbishop Sambi wi
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In between all the sad news about the death of Cardinal Dulles you may have missed some wonderful news about one of his Jesuit brothers nbsp John nbsp Foley SJ the founder of the Cristo Rey network of schools providing education nbsp funded in part by nbsp work-study jobs for poor youths ac
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Funeral Plans have been announced by the New York Province of the Society of Jesus for Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ who died this morning at the Jesuit infirmary at Fordham University There will be a Mass of the Holy Name of Jesus particularly for Jesuits in New York and religious and cl
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Today the church lost a world-historical figure His Eminence Avery Cardinal Dulles SJ nbsp For many Jesuits they have lost a great friend Avery nbsp Let me tell you a few brief stories about my generous friend nbsp Others knew him far better than I did many Jesuits studied with him over
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This morning we received this announcement from the New York Province of the Society of Jesus This is to inform you that Avery Cardinal Dulles died this morning at about 6 30 at Murray-Weigel Hall nbsp Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly May he rest in peace nbsp Murray-Weigel H
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Why do so many Catholics still distrust Thomas Merton Forty years ago today Thomas Merton a Trappist monk and perhaps the most popular American Catholic writer in history stepped out of a bathroom shower during a visit to Bangkok Slipping on the wet floor he grabbed a poorly wired fan for supp
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Cardinal George Pell the archbishop of Sydney Australia about to celebrate the Tridentine Mass in Rome on Dec 8 H T to orbiscatholicus blogspot and Robert Mickens James Martin SJ
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This feast always makes me think of St Bernadette Soubirous nbsp As you ll remember the Virgin Mary appeared to her in one of the last apparitions at Lourdes and said in the local patois I am the Immaculate Conception nbsp This was in 1858 four years after Pope Pius IX had proclaimed
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Last night I finished reading Paul Mariani s astonishing new biography Gerard Manley Hopkins A Life which we reviewed in a Bookings section of our magazine a few weeks ago nbsp It is simply extraordinary nbsp For many years the standard biography of Hopkins has been Gerard Manley Hopki