Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Advent: Mary and Joseph Search for Shelter (3)

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This picture was taken at a clinic offering free health care in Kansas City, on 9-10 Dec. 2009. Mary and Joseph continue searching for a pla...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Defining Gay Persons as Disordered: Catholic Roots of the Ugandan Situation

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In my posting yesterday about the Ugandan situation and the scandal of Pope Benedict’s silence, I said that the deliberations about executin...

Advent: Mary and Joseph Search for Shelter (2)

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This picture was taken at a clinic offering free health care in Wise Co., Virginia, on 24 July 2009. Mary and Joseph continue searching for ...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Advent: Mary and Joseph Search for Shelter

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Today is, for many Christian communities, the Monday of the fourth (and final) week of Advent. Advent is a season of liturgical remembrance...

Why Catholics Are Silent: John Allen on Ugandan Situation (2)

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In my posting summarizing John Allen’s reflections on Catholic silence about the situation in Uganda, I argued that Allen’s commentary mas...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

End of Week News Round-Up: When Charity Is a Casualty in Church Teaching; Cardinal Barragán Gets a Coughie

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As one week ends and another begins, I’d like to bring to readers’ attention a few noteworthy articles or blog postings. The first is Bry...

Something's Not Right Here: Bill Moyers on U.S. Leaders

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Update, 4:32 P.M. I note below that the U.S. Catholic bishops have been collaborating in the past day or so with Rep. Bart Stupak and Repub...