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LUND, Sweden -- Urging Catholics and Lutherans to take decisive steps toward unity, Pope Francis nevertheless offered no new openings to the idea of sharing Communion before full unity is achieved.
CHICAGO -- When Father Burke Masters accepted God’s call to become a priest, he thought he was giving up baseball forever.
VATICAN CITY -- Professing belief in the resurrection of the dead and affirming that the human body is an essential part of a person’s identity, the Catholic Church insists that the bodies of the deceased be treated with respect and laid to rest in a consecrated place.
VATICAN CITY -- His toes curl in pain, his veins bulge from exertion, his bony chest heaves in the last throes of death.
Hanging on the wall in my bathroom is a long quote from an essay by Mary Jean Irion that begins, “Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.” (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
Q. I am engaged in a plan to complete the Bible in its entirety. I have just finished the story of David and Saul, and it strikes me that throughout the Old Testament (at least so far), God has been a bit of a warrior, delivering enemies into the hands of those who are faithful. Yet when I come to the New Testament, Jesus seems to speak against violence. Why the change? (Question Corner, Seeds of Faith)
“I like the feeling of security that I have. It’s nice knowing that I am safe and secure inside of a Catholic school as almost everyone can get along or agree. I also like that I can ...” (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
It’s almost as if November’s Mass readings were written for election-weary Catholics, with their foreboding tones and calls for “perseverance” and “endurance” amid distress. (Columns)
Forty-two years this month the Vatican Council II promulgated a document called “Unitatis redintegrati” (Decree of Ecumenism). It is based on Jesus’ words in John 17: “May they all be one.” (Editorial)
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