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An Open Letter to the Pope Emeritus

Friday, 15 March 2013 14:25

Dear Pope Emeritus Benedict,

I want to thank you for all you have done for the Church during your many long years of service — as a parish priest, theologian, archbishop, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and as pope. I am personally grateful for the role you played in strengthening my faith and enlightening my mind.

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Abortion and Jesuit Social Justice

Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00

Ten years ago this month, the Jesuits issued “Standing for the Unborn: A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion.”

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What will Pope Benedict be remembered for?

Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00

For the last several weeks I've been teaching an online course about the role of the Catholic laity. We'd just gotten to the subject of personal vocation when the startling news came through: Benedict XVI was stepping down as pope.

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Legal path uncertain for for-profits fighting HHS mandate

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

The latest round of proposed federal rules covering religious institutions that want an exemption from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in health insurance make it clear that there's no inclination at the Department of Health and Human Services to accommodate for-profit secular corporations the same way as nonprofit religious institutions.

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What will the court decide? Some may be surprised

Friday, 08 February 2013 00:00

Defenders of traditional marriage may not believe it, but the Supreme Court's apparent intention to decide two important same-sex marriage cases by midyear may be a stroke of good fortune for their side.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.