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Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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Did you have a chance to listen to Fr Jim Martin s appearance on NPR s The Dianne Rehm Show where he joined Episcopal priest Fr Alberto Cutie to discuss celibacy and the priestly life Cutie is promoting his new book Dilemma parts of which read as a polemic against celibacy and speak of the na
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A Catholic diocese in the United States is offering a twelve-step program for men struggling with same-sex attraction From The Colorado Springs Gazette The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs is borrowing a page from Alcoholics Anonymous by launching a 12-step program that offers pastoral
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The Archdiocese of Boston released a new non-discrimination policy for Catholic schools last week The Boston Globe reports The Archdiocese of Boston under fire from all sides after a parochial school withdrew an admissions offer to the child of a lesbian couple yesterday released a new Catholi
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The battle over liturgical text translation that heated up last year is but the latest in a long series of acrimonious debate about words and their meanings and implications for different groups of people Something similar happened in the UK nearly 400 years ago From The Guardian Except of cours
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Deval Patrick and Lincoln Chafee were sworn in as governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island respectively last week and how they chose to commemorate a certain aspect of their inaugurations is especially interesting In Massachusetts Gov Patrick attended a morning prayer service at Bosto
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Just when we thought reality television couldn t become any more terrifying than Sarah Palin s Alaska Discovery announced it is partnering with the Catholic Church to create a series about exorcism and demonic possession From Entertainment Weekly The Exorcist Files will recreate stories of re
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Check out the compelling video from National Geographic highlighting the prediction that the earth s population will reach seven-billion people before the end of 2011 There are some interesting facts in the video especially the growth rate over the past 200 years in 1800 there were only
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The mere mention of The Boston Globe causes terror and anxiety in some Catholic circles so it was a pleasant surprise to read not one but two uplifting stories in this past Sunday s edition Both focused on the ministry of Boston s leader Cardinal Sean O Malley The first appearing above the fol
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Check out Chris Wallace s interview of Washington s Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Fox News Sunday Wuerl highlights his efforts at new evangelization and the need for respect in discourse as well as Don t Ask Don t Tell of which he says that there is no official Church stance Have a look below
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A perfect two-minute reflection on the true meaning of Christmas Enjoy and Merry Christmas