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Unhappy hour: More underage viewers exposed to more alcohol ads
Unhappy hour: More underage viewers exposed to more alcohol ads
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South African churches ask world not to recognize Mugabe presidency
South African churches ask world not to recognize Mugabe presidency
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Environmental commandments come in twos
Environmental commandments come in twos
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Boycott of Smithfield products urged
Boycott of Smithfield products urged
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Soup kitchens as political activism: What's appropriate for whom?
Soup kitchens as political activism: What's appropriate for whom?
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Catholics, Muslims in south Florida team up to aid Myanmar
Catholics, Muslims in south Florida team up to aid Myanmar
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WYD social networking site connects youths to build faith, friendship
WYD social networking site connects youths to build faith, friendship
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Looking inward leads to love, Dalai Lama tells Christians
Looking inward leads to love, Dalai Lama tells Christians
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Pakistani church urges constitutional amendments to end discrimination
Pakistani church urges constitutional amendments to end discrimination
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Women religious say nations' policies don't help trafficking victims
Women religious say nations' policies don't help trafficking victims
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Priest says he erred by backing McCain at pulpit, still endorses him
Priest says he erred by backing McCain at pulpit, still endorses him
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Jerusalem patriarch says people are capable of achieving peace
Jerusalem patriarch says people are capable of achieving peace
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Pro-life law professor stunned by priest's refusal of Communion
Pro-life law professor stunned by priest's refusal of Communion
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Vatican official: Cluster-bomb treaty shows solidarity with victims
Vatican official: Cluster-bomb treaty shows solidarity with victims
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Jesuit urges U.N. to improve international protection of workers
Jesuit urges U.N. to improve international protection of workers
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Bishop applauds abolishment of Nepal's 239-year-old monarchy
Bishop applauds abolishment of Nepal's 239-year-old monarchy
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South African churches rally to help victims of xenophobic violence
South African churches rally to help victims of xenophobic violence
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Texas Catholics offer support to children from FLDS ranch
Texas Catholics offer support to children from FLDS ranch
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Come one, come all
Religious education is not just for kids anymore as more parishes are including the entire family. Even Grandpa’s invited.
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Reality bites back
New show ideas are endless—and depressing— when real life is the true basis of TV.
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Generation why?
5 things Catholic teens want to know...and aren't afraid to ask
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Our love is here to stay
For most Catholics marriage is their path to holiness, says this expert. The church could— and should— do more to help them on their way.
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Mea maxima culpa
Among the many victims of the Iraq war have been our own fellow Catholics.
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Farmworkers win a more just wage from Burger King
Farmworkers win a more just wage from Burger King
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Religious leaders support reworked U.S. Senate climate-change bill
Religious leaders support reworked U.S. Senate climate-change bill
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Restraining order keeps autistic 13-year-old out of Minnesota church
Restraining order keeps autistic 13-year-old out of Minnesota church
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Food for thought: resources for Greener Pastures
Food for thought: resources for Greener Pastures
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Polish Catholic woman who saved children from Nazis dies at 98
Polish Catholic woman who saved children from Nazis dies at 98
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Rome Diocese erects parish dedicated to use of Tridentine Mass
Rome Diocese erects parish dedicated to use of Tridentine Mass
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Teams of church volunteers to offer medical care, moral support
Teams of church volunteers to offer medical care, moral support
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Directive from Archbishop Flynn ends lay preaching at Mass
Directive from Archbishop Flynn ends lay preaching at Mass
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Chinese priests work around disruptions to assess quake damage
Chinese priests work around disruptions to assess quake damage
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Pope meets new Israeli ambassador as Israel celebrates 60th anniversary
Pope meets new Israeli ambassador as Israel celebrates 60th anniversary
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N.Y. bishop ends practice of Communion at celebration of the word
N.Y. bishop ends practice of Communion at celebration of the word
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Newspapers say pope may apologize to Australian clergy abuse victims
Newspapers say pope may apologize to Australian clergy abuse victims
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Catholic aid agency already in Myanmar faces travel restrictions
Catholic aid agency already in Myanmar faces travel restrictions
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Brazilian court acquits rancher accused of ordering U.S. nun's murder
Brazilian court acquits rancher accused of ordering U.S. nun's murder
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Many new U.S. priests are in their 30s and foreign-born, study says
Many new U.S. priests are in their 30s and foreign-born, study says
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Home sweet biohazard
There's no place like home, as long as parents prevent it from becoming toxic.
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The torture show
Jack Bauer and 24 have made torture mainstream in American homes and psyches.
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Make it personal
Millions have headed for the exits without getting the best of what we have to offer.
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City slickers get a taste of the farm
How family farmers are planting for a sustainable future
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Is torture losing it's shock value?
Our government's use of torture puts being both American and Catholic in serious conflict, says this theologian.
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Greener pastures
How family farmers are planting for a sustainable future
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Former bishop wins presidential election in Paraguay
Former bishop wins presidential election in Paraguay
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Scholar, pastor, enigma: German pope defies easy caricature
Scholar, pastor, enigma: German pope defies easy caricature
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Four key phrases help unlock meaning of pope's speech at U.N.
Four key phrases help unlock meaning of pope's speech at U.N.
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Bush summit seeks help for inner-city Catholic schools
Bush summit seeks help for inner-city Catholic schools
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Pope, at U.N., says no government or religion can limit human rights
Pope, at U.N., says no government or religion can limit human rights
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Pope meets privately with victims of priestly sexual abuse
Pope meets privately with victims of priestly sexual abuse
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Bishops feel hopeful, optimistic after meeting with pope
Bishops feel hopeful, optimistic after meeting with pope
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Pope calls sex abuse scandal 'countersign' to Gospel of life
Pope calls sex abuse scandal 'countersign' to Gospel of life
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Pope, Bush discuss fighting terrorism while respecting human rights
Pope, Bush discuss fighting terrorism while respecting human rights
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SNAP says pope's remarks on sex abuse scandal not enough
SNAP says pope's remarks on sex abuse scandal not enough
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Pope hopes to help heal wounds of priestly sex abuse during U.S. trip
Pope hopes to help heal wounds of priestly sex abuse during U.S. trip
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Pope Benedict greeted by Bush as he begins first U.S. visit
Pope Benedict greeted by Bush as he begins first U.S. visit
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USCCB streams papal visit live on the web
USCCB streams papal visit live on the web
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In-flight amenities: Journalists well-treated on papal plane
In-flight amenities: Journalists well-treated on papal plane
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Here comes the Pope! Popemobile routes previewed
Here comes the Pope! Popemobile routes previewed
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Priest murdered in Iraq
Priest murdered in Iraq
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At ground zero, pope will pray for victims and families, world peace
At ground zero, pope will pray for victims and families, world peace
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I think I can, I think I can
A 19th-century mode of transport may be the answer to our current environmental woes.
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Waste not, want not
Earth-friendly living starts at home.
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Political environment heating up
An enviro-friendly voting guide
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Does the Earth have a prayer?
Love of creation has deep roots in our Catholic spiritual traditions.
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The Bible tells me so
The Good Book is full of passages to inspire environmental action.
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Change the climate in Washington
The poor are victims of our failure to protect the environment.
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Lab partners
Instead of shooting rhetorical spitballs in the other's general direction,
boosters of both science and religion should start sharing a desk.
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41 bright ideas for going green
The editors' introduction
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All creatures great and small
Let's quit giving ourselves permission to wreak havoc on God's good earth. We're not the only ones in whom God delights.
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Green isn't just for Ordinary Time
Parishes are investing in eco-friendly techniques to save money and the earth.
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Vatican dismisses bin Laden's charges of pope's anti-Islam campaign
Vatican dismisses bin Laden's charges of pope's anti-Islam campaign
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English bishop says Iraqi Christian community undergoing own Calvary
English bishop says Iraqi Christian community undergoing own Calvary
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Pope asks that dialogue, tolerance replace violence in Tibet
Pope asks that dialogue, tolerance replace violence in Tibet
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Iraq: kidnapped archbishop found dead
Iraq: kidnapped archbishop found dead
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New sins include bioethics, the environment, social inequities
New sins include bioethics, the environment, social inequities
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Pope expresses alarm at Holy Land violence, urges dialogue for peace
Pope expresses alarm at Holy Land violence, urges dialogue for peace
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Four routes to the ultimate destination
For the ultimate getaway why not create a customized travel itinerary designed with your spiritual needs in mind? Choose from Ignatian, Benedictine, Carmelite, or Franciscan guides.
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Bomb attacks in Pakistan kill 23, injure Caritas staff
Bomb attacks in Pakistan kill 23, injure Caritas staff
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Guided tours
For the ultimate getaway why not create a customized travel itinerary designed with your spiritual needs in mind? Choose from Ignatian, Benedictine, Carmelite, or Franciscan guides.
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Annual abuse audit and survey find soaring costs, fewer allegations
Annual abuse audit and survey find soaring costs, fewer allegation
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Latest global figures show Catholic Church growing
Latest global figures show Catholic Church growing
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Next steps unclear in Scranton showdown over Catholic teacher's union
Next steps unclear in Scranton showdown over Catholic teacher's union
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Hillary retiring? Obama rising? Ask the nation's Catholics
Hillary retiring? Obama rising? Ask the nation's Catholics
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Womb for rent
Have infertile couples taken a maternity leave of their senses?
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Road scholar
St. Paul may be known as the "apostle to the Gentiles," but his high ideals make him an apostle for believers today, too.
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War stories
Faith on the line in Iraq and at home
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Start spreading the Good News
The first (and most ignored) rule of preaching the gospel: "Know your audience."
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The housing crisis hits ever closer to home
The housing crisis hits ever closer to home
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"Sick out" challenges Scranton bishop over union recognition
"Sick out" challenges Scranton bishop over union recognition
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'Homeless' Catholics, defying partisan labels, meet in Washington
'Homeless' Catholics, defying partisan labels, meet in Washington
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Mideast peace process in 2008: Breakthrough or bust?
Mideast peace process in 2008: Breakthrough or bust?
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Post Katrina America: What the waters left behind
Post Katrina America: What the waters left behind
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Catholic official welcomes Kosovo's declaration of independence
Catholic official welcomes Kosovo's declaration of independence
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Slain Catholic college professor had been discerning diaconate
Slain Catholic college professor had been discerning diaconate
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Cardinal hopes for new level of church relations with Cub
Cardinal hopes for new level of church relations with Cub
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Cardinal suggests U.N. intervention to help solve Lebanese crisis
Cardinal suggests U.N. intervention to help solve Lebanese crisis
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In Gaza, electricity -- or lack thereof -- powers daily activities
In Gaza, electricity -- or lack thereof -- powers daily activities
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News briefs: February 14, 2008
News briefs: February 14, 2008
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San Antonio archbishop unhappy with Clinton rally at Catholic college
San Antonio archbishop unhappy with Clinton rally at Catholic college
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News briefs: February 8, 2008
News briefs: February 8, 2008
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Davenport Diocese files reorganization plan in bankruptcy court
Davenport Diocese files reorganization plan in bankruptcy court
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Vietnam: hundreds in New Year protest over confiscated church land
Vietnam: hundreds in New Year protest over confiscated church land
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Cardinal to host meeting with Muslims on next step in dialogue
Cardinal to host meeting with Muslims on next step in dialogue
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Rome: Galileo protests against Pope based on misquote from Wikepedia
Rome: Galileo protests against Pope based on misquote from Wikepedia
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Benedictine sisters score needed funds during Super Bowl
Benedictine sisters score needed funds during Super Bowl
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That all may be one
Carmen Aguinaco Interviews U.S. Catholic Award winner Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez, R.S.M.
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USCCB offers multimedia online resources For Lent
USCCB offers multimedia online resources For Lent
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Pope reformulates Tridentine rite's prayer for Jews
Pope reformulates Tridentine rite's prayer for Jews
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Deportation of husband devastates Tulsa Catholic family
Deportation of husband devastates Tulsa Catholic family
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Chinese Catholics help migrants stranded for lunar new year
Chinese Catholics help migrants stranded for lunar new year
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Kenya: rising Catholic politician killed
Kenya: rising Catholic politician killed
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Submissive to your husband?
Scripture and traditional teachings can get in the way of victims' healing.
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Hot enough for you?
The world’s poor face an even bleaker future than polar bears, thanks to global warming.
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Catholics without borders
In the midst of a heated debate on immigration and a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Bishop Jaime Soto lays out the church's agenda.
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Ni aqui, nor there
They're not immigrants, but they don't feel fully "American" either: U.S.-born Latinos are struggling to find their place in the U.S. Catholic Church.
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Church leaders appeal for end to siege of Gaza
Church leaders appeal for end to siege of Gaza
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Here comes everybody else
Our color in the Crayola box of “flesh tones” shouldn’t determine our place in the church.
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Thousands show solidarity with Church in Vietnam
Thousands show solidarity with Church in Vietnam
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See no evil
While much of the world has closed its eyes to the genocide in Darfur, Catholics are helping refugees and spreading the word about the tragedy.
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Kenyan church leaders insist on mediated solution, not mass protests
Kenyan church leaders insist on mediated solution, not mass protests
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Catholic Charities USA warns on latest "phishing" expedition of fradulent e-mail
Catholic Charities USA warns on latest "phishing" expedition of fradulent e-mail
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Catholic Charities USA marks first b-day of its Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America
Catholic Charities USA marks first b-day of its Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America
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Claretian missionary reports on post-election violence in Kenya
Claretian missionary reports on post-election violence in Kenya
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Separation anxiety
Gary Wills speaks in Chicago on continuing importance of the separation of church and state in America
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Caritas responds as Kenya clashes affect 100,000 people
Caritas responds as Kenya clashes affect 100,000 people
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Bhutto's death 'devastating' for Pakistani Christians
Bhutto's death 'devastating' for Pakistani Christians
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A league of their own
Leading off is Mother Teresa, followed by Mom and Catherine of Siena. Batting cleanup is Mary. Readers have chosen an all-star lineup of saints, nuns, family members, and other holy women for the U.S. Catholic Reader Survey on inspirational women.
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Shelter me, O God
Faith can mean the difference between life and death
for victims of domestic violence.
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Death takes a holiday
But the question is whether executions will take a permanent vacation in the United States.
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His-steria
Despite terror that women are staging a coup de church, the numbers just don't add up.
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Honor your Father and Mother: The editors interview Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J.
Stale images of God aren't working for today's seekers, says feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J. New ones are emerging from the experiences of all God's people--male and female.
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Pope affirms family in World Day of Peace message
Pope affirms family in World Day of Peace message
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Pope invites youth to say 'Yes!' to God
Pope invites youth to say 'Yes!' to God
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Orphans' carol on iTunes could make all the difference this Christmas
Orphans' carol on iTunes could make all the difference this Christmas
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Religious orders and Caritas condemn global slavery of human trafficking
Religious orders and Caritas condemn global slavery of human trafficking
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Pope promotes hope in second encyclical
Pope promotes hope in second encyclical
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Caritas Prez says religious leaders must lead fight against HIV/AIDS
Caritas Prez says religious leaders must lead fight against HIV/AIDS
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Hold your fire!
Let's call a truce in the war on Christmas
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Bank robbery
Forgive us our bad debts--many of which were made fraudulently to developing countries.
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Promise of the Promised Land: An interview with Elias Chacour
Archbishop Elias Chacour of Galilee is working to create his own biblical vision of the Holy Land, in which people of all faiths live together in peace.
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Not all roads lead to Rome
The diverse challenges of a struggling world need local solutions from a flexible church.
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Promise of the Promised Land
Archbishop Elias Chacour of Galilee is working to create his own biblical vision of the Holy Land, in which people of all faiths live together in peace.
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Pope warns against euthanasia for "elderly sick"
Pope warns against euthanasia for "elderly sick"
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40 years after Populorum progressio, authentic development to be revisited
40 years after Populorum progressio, authentic development to be revisited
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Pope advises pharmacists against giving drugs that violate human dignity
Pope advises pharmacists against giving drugs that violate human dignity
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Kidnapped Catholic priests freed in Iraq
Kidnapped Catholic priests freed in Iraq
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Religions cannot be "vehicles of hatred," says Benedict
Religions cannot be "vehicles of hatred," says Benedict
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More than words
Rather than threaten our Christian faith, exploring the language and spiritual practices of other religious traditions may instead make us better Catholics.
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Basic training
College students hold up crosses bearing names of School of Americas victims.
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Do Catholic universities make the grade?
We all love to cheer for Catholic colleges and universities, but it takes
more than one way of being a Catholic university to educate today's students.
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No more CARE packages
Instead of dumping grain in poverty-stricken regions, we should be investing cash.
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Pope asserts 'right to food'
Pope asserts 'right to food'
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Bishops' spokeswoman criticizes new study calling for global promotion of abortion
Bishops' spokeswoman criticizes new study calling for global promotion of abortion
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Two Catholic priests kidnapped in Iraq
Two Catholic priests kidnapped in Iraq
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Young at heart
Little kids and old folks find comfort in each other's company at an intergenerational center.
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Argentina: priest jailed for life for collaboration in 'Dirty War'
Argentina: priest jailed for life for collaboration in 'Dirty War'
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Islam scholars to Pope: What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?
Islam scholars to Pope: What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?
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Benedict praises reconciliation effort in Korea
Benedict praises reconciliation effort in Korea
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Religious freedom under threat in many countries, Holy See says at UN debate
Religious freedom under threat in many countries, Holy See says at UN debate
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Archbishop of Canterbury speaks of 'harrowing plight' of Iraqi Christians
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks of 'harrowing plight' of Iraqi Christians
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Pope calls for peaceful solution in Burma
Pope calls for peaceful solution in Burma
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Supreme Court refuses appeal from Catholic Charities on birth control coverage requirement
Supreme Court refuses appeal from Catholic Charities on birth control coverage requirement
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Caritas calls on Myanmar to allow peaceful protests
Caritas calls on Myanmar to allow peaceful protests
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U.S. Catholic leaders meet with President of Iran at UN
U.S. Catholic leaders meet with President of Iran at UN
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Vatican promotes tourism that 'opens doors' for women, but doesn't exploit them
Vatican promotes tourism that 'opens doors' for women, but doesn't exploit them
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Put people before profit, says Pope Benedict
Put people before profit, says Pope Benedict
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Vatican official calls protection of environment a moral imperative
Vatican official calls protection of environment a moral imperative
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Respect Life Sunday statement: "We need truth"
Respect Life Sunday statement: "We need truth"
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Close encounters
The Bible comes in every size, color, and translation. But before you get to the check-out line, check out our guide on how to find the one that's right for you.
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Recipe for a hungry planet
Feeling helpless about starving children in Asia or even next door? If you're looking for ways to put food on your neighbor's tables, these five practical suggestions are a ...
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Cracks in the system
Deferring infrastructure maintenance for war spending builds a bridge to nowhere.
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How green is your faith?
We should honor God the Father by caring for our Mother Earth.
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Benedict calls for more effort to "safeguard God's creation"
Benedict calls for more effort to "safeguard God's creation"
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Pope says lasting peace in Ireland built on forgiveness and reconciliation
Pope says lasting peace in Ireland built on forgiveness and reconciliation
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Underground church leader dies and is quickly cremated in China
Underground church leader dies and is quickly cremated in China
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Vatican affirms church teaching on treatment of individuals in "vegetative state"
Vatican affirms church teaching on treatment of individuals in "vegetative state"
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U.S bishops implore more aid, resettlement opportunities for Iraqi refugees
U.S bishops implore more aid, resettlement opportunities for Iraqi refugees
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe critic Archbishop Pius Ncube has resigned
Zimbabwe: Archbishop Pius Ncube has resigned
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Kenya: Former catechist denies role in Kaiser murder
Kenya: Former catechist denies role in Kaiser murder
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Appalachian activist honored with peace award
You know Father John Rausch is committed to social justice when even his answering machine message ends with, "God bless, and let's continue to work for justice."
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Catholics Read program offers free Bible resources and study program
Catholics Read program offers free Bible resources and study program
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CRS in emergency appeal for Peru quake victims
CRS in emergency appeal for Peru quake victims
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Step one: Open the book
Step one: Open the book
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Don't get lost in translation
Bible resources
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Code blue
The patient is ailing, the prognosis is poor. It's the nation's major medical emergency.
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...and what we've failed to do
The abuse crisis will never be over without a full confession and a freely given absolution.
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The greatest story ever sold
The Bible comes in every size, color, and translation. But before you get to the check-out line, check out our guide on how to find the one that's right for you.
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Editors' book picks
Editors' book picks
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Website offers resources for couples of all faiths
Website offers resources for couples of all faiths
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Progress towards a Christian "code of conduct" on religious conversion
Progress towards a Christian "code of conduct" on religious conversion
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Zambian Catholic bishops reiterate need for "People-Driven Constitution"
Zambian Catholic bishops reiterate need for "People-Driven Constitution"
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Christians safer under Saddam, Vatican official says
Christians safer under Saddam, Vatican official says
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Japanese bishops appeal for nuclear weapons ban
Japanese bishops appeal for nuclear weapons ban
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Catholic Charities USA names four National Family Strengthening Award winners
Catholic Charities USA names four National Family Strengthening Award winners
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U.S. priest's death finally ruled homicide in Kenya
U.S. priest's death finally ruled homicide in Kenya
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AI likely to affirm new abortion policy despite Catholic resistance
AI likely to affirm new abortion policy despite Catholic resistance
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Four more "underground" priests arrested in China
Four more "underground" priests arrested in China
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St. Patrick on the move in 2008
St. Patrick on the move in 2008
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Benedict: "Never again war!"
Benedict: "Never again war!"
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VOTF comments on LA settlement
VOTF comments on LA settlement
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U.S. bishops agree to meet with House Democrats on ending Iraq War
U.S. bishops agree to meet with House Democrats on ending Iraq War
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How much should I tithe?
How much should I tithe?
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Battle fatigue
Five years into the sex abuse crisis, some Catholics are growing weary, while others are cautiously optimistic.
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Never again, yet again
Unless action replaces delay, our denunciations of genocide are nothing but talk.
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Dear Pope Benedict . . . .
A letter to his holiness
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Monkey business
Why intelligent design is weird science
An interview with Francisco J. Ayala
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Semper ubi sub ubi
If you don't understand that, you're gonna love the new, old Latin Mass.
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Vatican finds its easy being green
Vatican finds its easy being green
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Holy See shows small surplus for 2006
Holy See shows small surplus for 2006
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Catholic Congress members seek USCCB support to "end war in Iraq"
Catholic Congress members seek USCCB support to "end war in Iraq"
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U.S. bishops urge Amnesty International to restore neutral position on abortion
U.S. bishops urge Amnesty International to restore neutral position on abortion
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Latin Mass redux
Latin mass redux
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Provincial govt plans to blow up Marian shrine in central China
Provincial govt plans to blow up Marian shrine in central China
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How is the Bible true?
How is the Bible true?
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Marked for life
Former full-time volunteers confess that their experiences change them for good.
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Spit that out!
Tainted foods from the agricultural-industrial complex are giving new meaning to your favorite casserole "surprise."
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Who do you say that I am?
It's certain that human language fails to capture the mystery of God,
but sometimes what we say doesn't even come close to doing God justice.
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Facebook spurs inadvertent romances
Can Catholics find their soul mates in cyberspace?
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Pope appeals from Assisi for peace in Middle East
Pope appeals from Assisi for peace in Middle East
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U.S. church leaders call for child health plan
U.S. church leaders call for child health plan
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Must love God
Can Catholics find their soul mates in cyberspace?
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Gaza: Caritas hospital forced to close as violence escalates
Gaza: Caritas hospital forced to close as violence escalates
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Abortion decision could cost Amnesty International Catholic support
Abortion decision could cost Amnesty International Catholic support
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Remembering low-income fathers on Father's Day
Remembering low-income fathers on Father's Day
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U.S. Catholic Bishops/Catholic Charities USA call for more talk on comprehensive immigration reform
U.S. Catholic Bishops/Catholic Charities USA call for more talk on comprehensive immigration reform
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Catholic Charities USA to Congress: To reduce poverty and strengthen families, support low-income fathers
Catholic Charities USA to Congress: To reduce poverty and strengthen families, support low-income fathers
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Sweet Jesus!
A chocolate sculpture of the crucified Christ can give us the chance to learn the difference between a mere aesthetically upset stomach and real moral indigestion.
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Pass the faith, please
A diet high in faith is good for the souls of both children and parents, finds a special online survey of readers of U.S. Catholic and our family newsletter, At Home with Our Faith.
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A betrothal ceremony
betrothal ceremony
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Iran spam
A shockingly awful public relations campaign is underway for yet another war.
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A betrothal proposal
Are cohabiting Catholics always "living in sin"? Two respected family ministry researchers argue "no" and suggest the recovery of an ancient ritual for those moving toward marriage.
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Not just lip service
Every Sunday many Catholics mumble their way through the recitation of what we believe. Doesn't the Creed deserve to be proclaimed with a little more gusto?
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How quickly we forget
We owe it to today's immigrants to be honest about the difficulties and prejudices against the huddled masses who came before them.
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Anglican idol
Though the pop hits of U2 may not be coming to a Catholic church near you,the latest eucharistic fad still has a lesson to offer.
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Be our guest?
The U.S. should be a good host and protect the migrant workers who knock on our door.
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Knock it off
The editors interview Father Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.
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Weapons of lasting destruction
The disfiguring effects of the current war will be seen long after the smoke has cleared.
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Don't shop till they drop
Can anyone live with dignity on pennies an hour abroad or even $7.25 an hour here? Catholics should support a living wage for all--at the ballot box and at the shopping mall.
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Between the lines
An interview with Alice McDermott
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War wounds
Here's a new strategy for victory in Iraq: surrender to the things we say we believe.
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Pardon our dust
We live in a messy time of transition in the Catholic Church. Sociologist Bryan T. Froehle offers four tools to help us through the renovation.
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Lean into Lent
Whatever we give up for Lent, says Tom McGrath, there is always one thing we should gain--the sense that God works wonders through whatever work we have at hand.
U.S. CATHOLIC, Vol. 64, No. 2, February 1999
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Sharon Daly receives 2006 U.S. Catholic Award
Daly honored for commitment to social justice through Catholic Charities USA, USCCB
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Sharon Daly to receive U.S. Catholic Award
Daly honored for commitment to social justice through Catholic Charities USA, USCCB
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Sharon Daly receives 2006 U.S. Catholic Award movie
Daly honored for commitment to social justice through Catholic Charities USA, USCCB
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Muslim and Catholic dialogue links
Muslim and Catholic dialogue links
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Won't you be my neighbor?
Friendly meetings between Catholics and Muslims can make it a beautiful day in the neighborhood for all God's children.
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We go way back
The history of Muslim-Catholic relations is one of both confrontation and dialogue.
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Troubled waters
Billions of the world's poorest are being denied even the most basic natural resource.
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Walking a mile in another's shoes
Friendly meetings between Catholics and Muslims can make it a beautiful day in the neighborhood for all God's children.
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Stay the course
The editors interview Sayyid Syeed and Sister Margaret Funk, O.S.B.
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Dispatches from Decatur
Dispatches from Decatur
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They can do it
Third World women could be the new recruits in the global war on poverty.
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Women and children first
The editors interview Sharon Daly
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Redesigning women
Is the church's "new feminism" a good fit?
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There is a balm in Tapologo
Ravaged by HIV/AIDS, women and children from a South African squatter camp find hope at a volunteer-run clinic.
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Eight good books about racism, according to Loyola University Theologian Jon Nilson
Eight good books about racism, according to Loyola University Theologian Jon Nilson
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French connection
In Burgundy's wine country, young people find peace and perspective on retreat at a monastery in Taizé.
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Trading spaces
The moving experience of converts
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Go ask Agamemnon
America's 'gift' for self-fulfilling prophecy foretells a future of more strife.
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Al-Salamu 'alaykum
The fallout from Pope Benedict's words calls for a more personal interfaith conversation.
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The price is right: Fair trade resources
Buying fair trade products can bring peace of mind and peace on Earth.
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The price is right
Buying fair trade products can bring peace of mind and peace on Earth.
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A poor measure of poverty
Low-income Americans deserve a bigger piece of the pie.
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Help wanted
Surviving the spiritual challenges of unemployment
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If you rebuild it, they will come
(and one really good reason why you should)
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What is it good for?
Bombing Beirut will do absolutely nothing to solve the problems plaguing the Holy Land.
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10 reasons not to go to Mass
(and one really good reason why you should)
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We're just not that into you
Why aren't more young adults making it to Mass? We went straight to the source for answers. Their reasons, they say, range from a crowded calendar to disenchantment with the church to just prefering to stay in with the Sunday paper.
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It's Sunday
Do you know where your children are?
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Spirituality Cafe--September 2006
Spirituality Cafe--September 2006
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How did the Mass become BYOB?
How did the Mass become BYOB?
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Let's still do lunch
U.S. workers are giving away the gains of previous generations and getting nothing in return.
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A little less confrontation, a little more action
After more than 30 years of stalemate, some on both sides of the abortion debate are ready to put down their signs and start trying to work together.
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Book report
Editors always seem to have their noses in a book, and the U.S. Catholic editors are no exception. Here's what we've been reading lately.
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Who was St. Augustine, and why should I care?
Who was St. Augustine, and why should I care?
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Spirituality Cafe--August 2006
Spirituality Cafe--August 2006
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The Pilgrim Church Takes a Pro-Immigrant Stand
The Pilgrim Church Takes a Pro-Immigrant Stand
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Sold out?
Mainstream success may spoil organic agriculture.
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Humanity professor
The editors interview Jean Vanier
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CRS: Humanitarian situation in the Middle East rapidly deteriorating
CRS responds
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USCCB calls for Middle East ceasefire
USCCB calls for Middle East ceasefire
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These American lives
Undocumented stories
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Oil change
The end (of cheap oil at least) is near. Only a dipstick would argue that we're ready for it.
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Assisted living: When it's your turn to care for your parents
The decline of a parent is not just a physical and financial challenge, it's a spiritual one as well.
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Field hand
Sister Ann Kendrick, S.N.D.
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Who framed Mary Magdalene?
How the first witness to Christ's Resurrection was made into a prostitute, and how women today are restoring her reputation.
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Environmental justice 101
An interview with Notre Dame's Kristin Shrader-Frechette
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An interview with Notre Dame's Kristin Shrader-Frechette
Environmental justice 101 excerpts
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Flag daze
Oh say can you see the red, white, and green? Let's wave-off immigration hysteria.
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Go in peace
Rituals for the dying
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The parent trap
The editors interview William Doherty
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Let's pray, pay, and have our say
According to church teaching, all the people of God have the right--duty, even--to share their opinions on matters concerning the good of the church.
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Save me, Jesus!
Getting along with your born-again neighbor
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Health bill comes due
Wal-Mart diagnoses America's ailing out-of-control health care system
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Glad you asked: Why does Easter seem to go on forever?
Why does Easter seem to go on forever?
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Picturing the perfect priest
Our readers have some strong ideas about how to build a better clergy--from training to ordination requirements to personal traits that make a priest great.
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The sky is falling. No, really.
The editors interview Kristin Shrader-Frechette
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Spending like there's no tomorrow
It's time for Uncle Sam to call a credit counselor.
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America behind bars
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This is a tab the U.S. should pick up
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What would a democratic church look like?
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Let's consult the faithful
Let's consult the faithful
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Glad you asked: If Lent is 40 days, why are there 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter?
If Lent is 40 days, why are there 46 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter?
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Spirituality Café: March 2006
Spirituality Café: March 2006
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What price justice?
Four years after independence East Timor's future depends on difficult choices about justice, reconciliation, and economic recovery. A report and photos by W. Evan Golder
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Innocents lost
Despite the grandiose rhetoric, millions of the world’s children remain left behind.
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Good news in the mission field
Over the past half-century the Catholic approach to mission has shifted dramatically.
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Does it pay to work for the church?
Laypeople who make a living in the church love what they do—but don’t always love the pay.
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Why race is still a burning issue
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The Creed: Do you believe what you just said?
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Unnatural selections: how biotechnology is redesigning humanity
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Who moved my tabernacle? The ruckus over renovation
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Why sacrifice?
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Why students are feeling so testy
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What would a democratic church look like?
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Open some doors this Advent
"Listen! I am standing at the door knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me" (Rev. 3:20).
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Classified information
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Bang, Bang, we're dead
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Bible study: it's not just for Protestants anymore
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What in Hell Can We Believe?
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Wherever two or three thousand are gathered
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A prescription for disaster
subheading
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You clicked, sir?
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What is the dark night of the soul?
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What's the use of marriage prep?
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And every mountain brought low
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What child is this?
What child is this?
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Dying to come to America
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Common senseless in Seattle
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Who says the church can't change?
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Gays and lesbians beg to differ
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Body politic building
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Taxation without equal education
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Three Mile Islands to go before we sleep
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The death penalty on trial
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A remarkable life
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Why should we get involved?
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Borderline Christianity
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Anthony Porter, N05372
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For crying out loud, let's keep kids from disrupting Mass
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Who wrote the gospels?
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Will your kids' faith fly when they leave the nest?
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Digging up old bones
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You're holier than you know
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Back to where you once belonged
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The 10 best spiritual books you've never read
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The way we work
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Do Protestants and Catholics read from the same book?
Do Protestants and Catholics read from the same book?
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SuperCatholics?
Sizing up the new lay movements
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What I learned from Father Dan
Many gay priests have served and continue to serve our church well. Let's not make them scapegoats for the sins of others.
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Not one life more
While we concoct an honorable exit strategy, the dying continues in Iraq.
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Spirituality Café: January 2006
Spirituality Café: January 2006
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Hotel Rwanda Hero Paul Rusesabagina campaigns to end genocide in Darfur
Hotel Rwanda Hero Paul Rusesabagina campaigns to end genocide in Darfur
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A woman's place is in the Bible
Far from being just a story about "the patriarchs," the Old Testament is full of surprising stories about courageous women who keep salvation history on course.
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Is there life after death?
In 1975 the unthinkable happened: Paula D'Arcy lost her husband, Roy, and 21-month-old daughter, Sarah, after a drunk driver hit their car. Pregnant at the time, Paula survived—only to be plunged into excruciating grief over her loss.
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Inconceivable: the spiritual test of infertility
God said, "Be fruitful and multiply." But millions of couples can't do that on their own, and the spiritual struggles are often as daunting as the physical and emotional ones.
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Why the Bible sometimes doesn't help
Why the Bible sometimes doesn't help
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How to help parishioners with the baby blues
How to help parishioners with the baby blues
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Our sisters' keeper
A recent United Nations report offers a sobering assessment on the condition of women.
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Broken bread makes us whole
Broken bread makes us whole
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Baptism: how to make a graceful entrance
Baptism: how to make a graceful entrance
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A place to call home
From the April 1997 issue:
A place to call home
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Rest assured: The Anointing of the Sick
Rest assured: The Anointing of the Sick
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Visitation rites
From the September 1998 issue: Visit the imprisoned
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Let's talk-but all of us!
Desperate times call for dramatic measures. In The Examined Life, Meinrad Scherer-Emunds calls for a national synod of clergy and laity to renew the church.
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Marriage: Celebrate the courage of love
Marriage: Celebrate the courage of love
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War to the world
Decking the halls of power with weapons of little-noticed destruction
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The greatest story never foretold?
"For a child has been born for us, a son given to us . . . he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." These lines from Isaiah 9:6 are some of the most recognizable of the scriptures we hear at Christmastime in the Catholic Church. But was Isaiah really talking about Jesus of Nazareth?
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Midlife crisis? Vatican II turns 40
With the reforms of the council passing the four-decade mark, it's a good time to take a look back at some of the highlights.
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Rerum novarum
On the condition of the Working Classes
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Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
100 years of Catholic social justice tradition
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After the flood
In the aftermath of Katrina, can we finally begin the era of communal responsibility?
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Look what we've read lately
Though our tastes run from inspirational to theological to downright political, U.S. Catholic editors are of one mind in wanting to help you bulk up your winter reading list.
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Confession
A shadow of its former self
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Ten ways to put new life into Lent
Tom McGrath offers some different spiritual practices to aid the imperfect this Lent.
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10 to-do's after "I do"
You made a great couple, and you had a terrific honeymoon. Now what? Bob Zyskowski shares these 10 tips to keep the love and the spirit in your marriage.
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Not-so-special delivery
Thanks to our love affair with all things chemical, says Kevin Clarke in Margin Notes, our children are starting out life as mini toxic waste sites.
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Under new Management
A new pastor's arrival can be cause for celebration or consternation for priest and people alike. Father Darren M. Henson and parishioner Patrick T. Reardon offer advice from both sides for a smooth transition.
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Intimate conversations: How to talk to your kids about sex
Between sex tips in teen 'zines and bare skin on every pop idol, plenty of parents wonder if they have any chance of passing on Catholic values about sex. Liz DeCarlo collects advice for the despairing from those who know how to get through to teens.
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How is the Sunday homily prepared?
The Sunday homily is like a buffet where you load your plate with all kinds of goodies.
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What is fasting and why do we do it?
As voluntary abstinence from food, fasting symbolizes the reality that we are more than our physical drives.
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What's the difference between All Saints and All Souls
Are all souls saints? And don't all the saints have souls? Well, while the souls of saints are certainly in heaven, not all souls are so lucky.
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Should we stand or kneel for the Eucharistic Prayer?
People stand up for what they believe. People kneel in the presence of overpowering mystery. We kneel to adore. We kneel when we are sorry, seeking mercy.
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What does the church say about cremation?
In the 1990s cremation was used in 20 percent of funerals in the United States.
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What is contemplation?
Contemplation is both a way to pray and a way of life. It is a relationship with God and a practice to foster that relationship.
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Why do we holds hands during the Our Father?
Asking how the practice of holding hands at the Lord's Prayer began is like asking who invented kissing.
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How the war becomes us
What are we sacrificing in the war on terror?
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Seeds of the future
The initial Bene-dictums sounded great. But where will this new pope take us from here?
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A mother's anguish
Beneath the clergy sex-abuse headlines is a lifetime of suffering.
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The return of the son of NAFTA
The Central American Free Trade Agreement is a sequel that's really scary.
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Dear Pope Benedict . . .
We asked a distinguished group of commentators to write an open letter to the new pope: past winners of the U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church. Here's what these award-winning women would like the new pope to know.
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What's left in his legacy
As a voice for peace and justice, Pope John Paul II was a man for all political reasons.
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Social analysis
Social analysis
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Zero tolerance for torture
Zero tolerance for torture
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How to be P.C. (politically Catholic)
How to be P.C. (politically Catholic)
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Get wrapped up in family traditions this Christmas
Get wrapped up in family traditions this Christmas
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Catholic.com -- Surfing for salvation
Catholic.com -- Surfing for salvation
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Is your parish a good friend of the family?
Is your parish a good friend of the family?
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Male and female, God created them -- Rethinking John Paul II's theology of the body
Male and female, God created them -- Rethinking John Paul II's theology of the body
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Does the church put faith in our youth?
Does the church put faith in our youth?
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Have you read the Good Book lately
Have you read the Good Book lately
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Hail Mary -- The wisdom of a subversive devotion
Hail Mary -- The wisdom of a subversive devotion
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Closing arguments
Closing arguments
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Mom dad I'm gay
Mom dad I'm gay
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A pilgrim's way home
Twenty-five years after the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, Ana María Pineda, R.S.M. discovers his living spirit in their shared homeland.
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Why get to know the historical Jesus?
Why get to know the historical Jesus?
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Everybody's got a hungry heart
Ending homelessness as we know it
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Two faiths are better than none
Two faiths are better than none
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Can the church get in step with stepfamilies?
Can the church get in step with stepfamilies?
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New road, same old path for Guatemala
New road, same old path for Guatemala
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Spectrum of social justice
Spectrum of social justice
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One nation under . . . which God?
One nation under . . . which God?
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An all-you-can-read buffet
An all-you-can-read buffet
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5 ways to take the dread out of religious ed
5 ways to take the dread out of religious ed
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Why we can't afford to close Catholic schools
Why we can't afford to close Catholic schools
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Faith of a father
Faith of a father
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A theology of call -- How to be Good News to others
A theology of call -- How to be Good News to others
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The world is full of God
The world is full of God
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Buyer's guide to the Good Book
Buyer's guide to the Good Book
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Just wages
Just wages
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Government for hire
Government for hire
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All work and no pray
All work and no pray
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Please pass down the faith
Please pass down the faith
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Getting to know Paul
Getting to know Paul
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At the hour of our death
InMatthew 25:34-40 Jesus tells us how to put our love for our neighborin action. The fourth in a series on the Corporal Works of Mercy,U.S.Catholic takes a look at how modern Christians bury the dead.
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Timeline of Black Catholic history
Timeline of Black Catholic history
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How to get a better read on your faith
How to get a better read on your faith
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Are progressives too old-fashioned?
Are progressives too old-fashioned?
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Springs of hope
Springs of hope
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Grave Responsibilities
Grave Responsibilities
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No defense -- A Catholic lawyer argues against the death penalty
No defense -- A Catholic lawyer argues against the death penalty
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The Mass is a genius . . .
The Mass is a genius . . .
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Does the church live up to its teaching?
Does the church live up to its teaching?
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Material issue
In Matthew 25:34-40 Jesus tells us how to put our love for our neighbor in action. In the third in a series on the Corporal Works of Mercy, U.S. Catholic takes a look at how modern Christians clothe the naked.
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Principles of Catholic social teaching
Principles of Catholic social teaching
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Big gifts come in small prayer groups
Big gifts come in small prayer groups
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, and . . . Thomas
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and . . . Thomas
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Five scripture scholars pick their golden oldies
Five scripture scholars pick their golden oldies
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Built of living stones
Built of living stones
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How to handle grief
How to handle grief
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If the church isn't a democracy, what is it?
If the church isn't a democracy, what is it?
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Lift your fork to help a farmer
Lift your fork to help a farmer
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Why the preferential option for the poor is not optional?
Why the preferential option for the poor is not optional?
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Five ways to stay awake at Mass
Five ways to stay awake at Mass
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Into the mystic with John
Into the mystic with John
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Have yourself a defiant Christmas
Have yourself a defiant Christmas
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How to get the most out of reading the Bible
How to get the most out of reading the Bible
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How I almost missed Good Friday
How I almost missed Good Friday
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Slaughter of innocence
Slaughter of innocence
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My teenagers are a constant revelation
My teenagers are a constant revelation
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Chronological list of the Doctors of the Church
Chronological list of the Doctors of the Church
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Ending homelessness as we know it
Ending homelessness as we know it
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Men in search of their souls
Men in search of their souls
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Irreconcilable differences Wrestling with American prolife politics
Irreconcilable differences Wrestling with American prolife politics
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What do you get out of Mass?
What do you get out of Mass?
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How the church responds to welfare reform
How the church responds to welfare reform
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Ritual rewards
Ritual rewards
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Bad news on the rise
Bad news on the rise
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Putting faith in the universe -- The Editors Interview Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J.
Putting faith in the universe -- The Editors Interview Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J.
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Preferred providers
Preferred providers
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Let the church say Amen
Let the church say Amen
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Keep in touch with your faith
Keep in touch with your faith
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Has business been good?
Has business been good?
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Family secrets
Family secrets
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Who's following orders?
Who's following orders?
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Oh, the Places You'll Go
Oh, the Places You'll Go
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Out of Africa -- The Editors Interview Father James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp.
Out of Africa -- The Editors Interview Father James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp.
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Cafeteria Catholics
Cafeteria Catholics
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Has the church been in the family's way?
Has the church been in the family's way?
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Secret disservice
Secret disservice
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Father, son, and an unholy war
Father, son, and an unholy war
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The give and take of corporate stewardship
The give and take of corporate stewardship
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It's time to stop training our kids to kill
It's time to stop training our kids to kill
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The trouble with Saint Dorothy
The trouble with Saint Dorothy
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Have yourself a messy little Christmas
Have yourself a messy little Christmas
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More than a candle in the wind
More than a candle in the wind
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Don't know much about Islam
Don't know much about Islam
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A tale of two Gregorys
A tale of two Gregorys
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Do you take your values Christmas shopping?
Do you take your values Christmas shopping?
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Care tactics
In Matthew 25:34-40 Jesus tells us how to put our love for our neighbor in action. The second in a series on the Corporal Works of Mercy, U.S. Catholic takes a look at how modern Christians visit the sick.
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In the world but not of it
In the world but not of it
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Catholic dissent -- When wrong turns out to be right
When wrong turns out to be right
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These souls are made for walking
These souls are made for walking
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Does America need a raise?
Does America need a raise?
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Love is patient
Love is patient
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A Catholic education is worth the sacrifice
A Catholic education is worth the sacrifice
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Murder in black and white
Murder in black and white
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Would you volunteer to save your marriage?
Would you volunteer to save your marriage?
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Keeping up appearances
Keeping up appearances
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Who's the boss?
Who's the boss?
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Cry aloud to God
Cry aloud to God
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What's down the road for Mexico?
What's down the road for Mexico
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Can Nicaragua emerge from the storms of its past?
Can Nicaragua emerge from the storms of its past?
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Desperately seeking SOPHIA
Desperately seeking SOPHIA
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Social justice for dummies
Social justice for dummies
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Can we break free of a failed criminal-justice system?
Can we break free of a failed criminal-justice system?
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A library of one's own
A library of one's own
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Pray Without Ceasing
Pray Without Ceasing
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august_home
August's home page content.
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Trouble on the home front
As McMansions crowd affordable housing out of the free market, how can a just society build a decent home for all?
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Out of Africa
The Editors Interview Father James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp.
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The other half of the story: Men and abortion
When it comes to abortion, the focus usually falls on the woman. Here J. Peter Nixon sheds light on the oft-forgotten male half of the abortion equation.
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Romero's Wisdom
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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Food Service
Matthew 25:35 says, "For I was hungry and you gave me food." In the final installment of a series on the corporal works of mercy, U.S. Catholic looks at how modern Christians feed the hungry.
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Suggestions for the Use of this Material
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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Maxed Out
The spiritual cost of personal debt
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Frosted mini-nukes!
New classes of "usable" nuclear weapons are on the Pentagon's menu. Who's buying?
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Mercy Me, How to Crack Open a Hardened Heart
The sacrament of Reconciliation offers us a chance to accept God's mercy into our hearts.
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O Father, where art thou?
America's priest shortage could be coming soon to a parish near you--if it hasn't already made a disappearance. Renée M. LaReau reports on how U.S. parishes are surviving life without Father.
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Male and female, God created them
Rethinking John Paul II's theology of the body
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Are our children safe yet?
As the chair of the bishops' National Review Board, created in response to the sexual-abuse crisis, Frank Keating has one of the hardest jobs in the nation. In an interview with Kevin Clarke, he says his board is making progress.
Volume 68, Number 6: pages 18-21
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When in Rome
Once Pope Benedict XVI gets settled into his new apartment at St. Peter's, will he follow in John Paul II's footsteps or find his own way?
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With liberty and health care for all
Kevin Clarke diagnoses the U.S. health care system's problems and talks to some folks who think they've found a cure for all that ails it.
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Oscar Romero's Liturgy
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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6 ways to be a conscientious Catholic consumer
Should what you hear in parish pews make any difference to the products you pull off store aisles? Tom Beaudoin offers this faithful checklist to accompany your next shopping excursion.
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Other Resources
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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The Church: called to repentance; called to prophesy
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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Nothing but the truth: The unfinished business of the sex-abuse crisis
Has scandal fatigue set in yet? Now's not the time to let your guard down, says Judge Anne M. Burke. In an interview with the editors the outgoing interim chair of the National Review Board explains why making churches safe for children is still a work in progress. Volume 70; Number 1: pages 12-17
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Homily Help
Welcome to U.S. Catholics' remembrance of Archbishop Oscar Romero
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Trouble on the home front
It's getting harder to make the American dream a reality these days, especially for those on an already tight budget. Kevin Clarke highlights what Catholics are doing to help families make it through the front door.
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What Catholics under 30 are doing right
No matter what folks say about Generations X, Y, and Z, Claire Noonan finds plenty to be hopeful about in young adult Catholics.
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Preferential option for the Pentagon?
We can't finance the War on Terror by declaring fiscal war on the poor.
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A church I'd vote for
Who says the church is not a democracy? Not Robert J. McClory, who finds ample evidence of people power in Catholic history, as well as reason to hope for more in the future.
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Our social insecurity complex
The "reform" of the popular New Deal pension program is anything but, says Kevin Clarke in Margin Notes. The proposals currently on the table may just put us back where we started 70 years ago.
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Wrongful death
The death penalty itself isn't the only injustice in our justice system, says Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., in an interview about her most recent book. The road to Death Row is paved with the loss of innocents.
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Can you hear me now?
From the sex-abuse scandal to lay preaching to parish closings, laypeople and the hierarchy never seem to be on the same page. In this U.S. Catholic survey Tara Dix gauges whether the laity think they're getting through to the ordained.
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Make a splash at Sunday Mass
Entrance into the community of faith shouldn't be a family-members-only event, argues Jim Dinn. The whole assembly has a role to play in a baby's Baptism.
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Disturbing for peace
In the fight against terrorism the drumbeat of fear is drowning out voices of nonviolence, says activist Father John Dear, S.J. in an interview with the editors. With Jesus as guide, it's time to give peace a chance.
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Go directly to jail
Even before the HBO series Oz, most people were fearful of stepping foot inside the Big House. But prison ministry isn't just for a brave few, argues J. Peter Nixon. All Catholics are called to visit the prisoner in their local correction facility.
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Are you a social sinner?
Catholic social teaching has been called the church's best-kept secret, but the biggest secret of all may be the church's teaching on racism, says moral theologian Father Bryan Massingale in an interview with the editors.
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Someone's got to give
As the global gap widens between rich and poor, Kevin Clarke argues in Margin Notes that we on the side of plenty must do a better job of providing a hopeful future for the rest.
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8 ways to teach your young kids about God
Having a hard time squeezing God in between school, soccer, and ballet recitals? Not to worry, say Renée M. LaReau and Anne Trick, raising little Catholics is easier than you think.
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Communion: Are you getting it?
Jim Dinn gives food for thought on why receiving the Body and Blood of Christ is more than a "me and Jesus" affair.
Vol. 69, No. 12, December 2004
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Pregnant with possibility
Accepting the 2004 U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church, writer and spiritual director Joyce Rupp, O.S.M. imagines a church renewed by the experience of women.
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When worlds collide: Culture clashes coming to a parish near you
When many cultures come together in one parish, the results can be painful and sometimes catastrophic. In an interview with the editors, Father Gary Riebe-Estrella, S.V.D. says we can work it out.
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Inspiration from the page
To read a book is to take a spiritual pilgrimage, says author Paul Elie in an interview with Maureen Abood. He commends four Catholic writers who have helped lead him along the way.
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Read any good books lately?
From Charming Billy to Blood Bankers,U.S. Catholic editors offer up a collection of good reads for the well-read.
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Let's put the Eucharist to work
Going to Mass is one thing; going from Mass to live it in the world is quite another. Thankfully, reports Robert J. McClory, some parishes do practice what they eat.
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Let's watch our language about gays and lesbians
Is the way the church talks about homosexuality hurtful? In Sounding Board , Father Richard Prendergast says Catholic leaders should pastor when they preach.
U.S. CATHOLIC, Vol. 69, No. 11, November 2004
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The smalling of America
Have Americans become the pip-squeaks of the world? That's what happens when you scrimp on social spending, says Kevin Clarke in Margin Notes.
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Mr. President, stop the torture!
The sickening revelations emerging from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison offer a small glimpse of a world where torture remains accepted. In The Examined Life, torture survivor Sister Dianna Ortiz, O.S.U. calls for a formal declaration of war on torture.
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Seven habits of highly effective Massgoers
Sadly reviewing algebra grades, Sister Eucharia always said, "You get out of it what you put into it." David Philippart reports the same is true for the sacramental experience that holds our faith together.
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Look who's leading my funeral
In The Examined Life, Ed Wojcicki makes some unusual arrangements for a final service that will be a memorial to his faith. Hey, it's his funeral, and he has the rite to include everybody.
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Put laypeople in the pulpit!
David Philippart says that instead of preaching to the choir, pastors should occasionally let members of the choir--and other qualified laypeople--do the preaching.
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40 days to a new you pt.2
Ever wish you had your own personal spiritual trainer? For Lent we offer you 40 of them, finishing up the final 20 in Part II this month.
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40 days to a new you pt.1
Ever wish you had your own personal spiritual trainer? For Lent we offer you 40 of them, starting with the first 20 in Part I this month.
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Stop talking 'bout my generation
Boomer Catholics have long held their Baltimore Catechisms over their presumedly catechetically challenged Gen X brethren. Heidi Schlumpf says the sad truth is just about all Catholics still have a lot to learn about their faith.
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What are you waiting for?
A traffic jam teaches an Advent lesson about God's good time to Father Robert Barron.
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Let's not condemn condoms in the fight against AIDS
In the desperate battle against the ravages of HIV/AIDS in Africa, the church needs to become truly prolife by helping to prevent the spread of this deadly epidemic, says Bishop Kevin Dowling, C.Ss.R. in Sounding Board.
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Recovering grace: Spiritual wisdom from the 12 Steps
Heidi Schlumpf explores how traditional Catholic and 12-Step spirituality are proving functionally co-dependent, moving many folks a few steps closer to God and away from Behavior that has damaged their spirits and their lives.
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All abuzz about the Black Madonna
Author Sue Monk Kidd has been busy, busy, busy since the publication of her bestselling novel, The Secret Life of Bees . She tells Heidi Schlumpf that, like one of her characters, she searches for the divine mother we all need.
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How to draw kids into Mass
Ask any parent of multiple preschoolers: "Suffer the little children" takes on a whole different meaning when you're trying to corral kids into church. Leslie Scanlon reports on how some parishes help weary child wranglers get their kids into Mass.
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How to raise kids who care
You can offer service with a smile whatever your age. Christina Zaker shares ways children ought to have a hands-on experience of Christianity.
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Three ways to get into spiritual shape this Lent
To get us closer to the true God--who is neither a cruel taskmaster nor a sugar daddy--Father Robert Barron calls for a new kind of Lenten fitness program.
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Elimi-dated: Why can't the church and young singles hook up?
Getting the church to be relevant to young adults can be as difficult as finding Mr. or Ms. Right. Renée M. LaReau tries to make a love connection between single Catholics and those who minister to them.
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Wouldn't you just kill for that cell phone?
Your cell phone is doing more than just annoying people in restaurants; it could be contributing to violence in Africa. In Margin Notes Kevin Clarke sheds some light on so-called "conflict commodities."
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Let's talk about sex
Move over, Dr. Ruth. In an interview with our editors, therapist and author Fran Ferder, F.S.P.A. explains why sex is something the church should be celebrating, not just condemning.
CATHOLIC, Vol. 68, No. 2, February 2003
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Is men's spirituality out of the woods?
Some guys may have spent too much time getting in touch with their inner wild man, but "men's movement" wasn't all hairy navel gazing. Now that they've learned to bang their drums slowly, Tom McGrath says men can get back to the hard work of improving their spiritualities.
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That all may be one -- An Interview with Cardinal Walter Kasper
The truth is bigger than any of our separate churches. In an interview, Cardinal Walter Kasper offers an update on the Vatican II-inspired ecumenical movement.
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Are you contributing to your spiritual security?
The kids are through college, the house is paid off, and the retirement funded--but have you missed something in your race through adulthood? Elizabeth Dossa says there's still plenty of time to age gracefully with a few spiritual investments in your future.
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Catholics should hang out with poor people
Donations are nice and calls to legislators are helpful, but to really face up to poverty Catholics should get out and spend time with people who are poor, says Sounding Board author Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J.
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Laity on the line
The church has reached another of his defining moments. Joel Schorn and Alice Camille argue that this time the laity need to step up and take charge of their own role in the church.
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Whitewash or renewal?
Can the bishops be trusted to guide the U.S. church through the worst crisis of its history, or is it time for lay- people to step up for their faith? Kevin Clarke offers a progress report on how the church is dealing with the clergy sexual-abuse crisis.
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There's more to the Real Presence than the Eucharist
Christ is not just present in what's on the eucharistic table but in who's gathered around it as well, argues Father Mark R. Francis, C.S.V.
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Broken trust, broken lives: Survivors of priest sexual abuse speak out
Their stories are hard to hear, but unfortunately true. Kevin Clarke reports on the physical and spiritual rape suffered by victims of pedophilia--and how they have been trying to put their lives back together.
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How to build a healthier church
Father Donald B. Cozzens is not one to mince words when it comes to talking about the crisis of the priesthood. In an interview with Meinrad Scherer-Emunds, he explains how some good might come out of the current clerical crisis.
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Widening the circle: Women's spirituality
Harkening back to some of the earliest traditions of the Christian church, women's spirituality may finally be shedding its "New Agey" reputation. But, Heidi Schlumpf asks, can proponents of feminine spirituality remain part of the church even as they seek to reimagine how to be church.
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Is feminism another "f" word?
Not to Rosemary Radford Ruether. In an interview, she describes how she balances her Catholicism and her feminism.
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Arms for the poor
Over the past decade the U.S. has become the world's master of war weaponry, leading all other nations in arms exports. Kevin Clarke reports on an industry that some critics charge is only making the world safer for arms salesmen.
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Audacious grace
Winner of the 2001 U.S. Catholic Award for Furthering the Cause of Women in the Church, Diana Hayes explains how a few good women helped shape the "womanist" she became.
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Unwrap the gifts of Advent
Christmas isn't a shopping season, says Joan Chittister, O.S.B. It's the culmination of an Advent season meant to leave us with a little attitude that'll get us through the rest of the year.
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This is not your father's religion
Are young adults and their parents reading the same gospel? Maybe not, says family life expert Kathleen Chesto, who examines why the younger generation's expectations of the church and faith seem so drastically different from those of their elders. Maybe it's time for the boomers to stop preaching and start listening.
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Let's stop harassing couples who finally commit
Young people these days are already terrified of commitment, argues Father Andrew Greeley. But when live-in couples they finally decide to get married, the church (and their parents) should cheer them on, not give them the third degree.
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Just Do It: How practice makes Catholic
Ask Father Robert Barron how a Catholic can get to heaven. He'll tell you three things: practice, practice, practice.
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Let's stop posting bouncers at the table of the Lord
Sounding Board author Meinrad Scherer-Emunds believes it's time for Catholics to show greater hospitality at the banquet of life.
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What every marriage needs
A party-hearty widow helps John Shea see a wedding as the first step on a spiritual path.
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Irreverently yours: A message from Generation X
Perceptions aside, young Catholics are hardly slackers when it comes to religion, although they have fashioned a faith and spirituality radically different from their elders. Tom Beaudoin, himself a 20-something Catholic, tells what the church can learn from the so-called Generation X.
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Five things every Catholic should know about the Mass
Mass may be a mystery, but Father Scott Detisch asserts there are certain things we can, and should, understand as we gather to celebrate the Eucharist. Plus Brian Doyle praises the genius of the Mass.
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