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We New Yorkers pride ourselves on being “progressive.”
A former governor, Theodore Roosevelt, often observed that government “needed always to advance whatever promoted human …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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1/17/19
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One of the feasts of this Christmas season I very much enjoy is the Sunday after Christmas, the Feast of the Holy Family, which we celebrated last Sunday.
That baby born just last week is true God …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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1/2/19
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I realize I am dating myself, but I remember George Burns, the crusty comedian. One of his lines I enjoyed was, “It’s not that I don’t believe in God. I do! It’s just that …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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12/19/18
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Me doy de cuenta que estoy reflexionando a mí mismo, pero me recuerdo de George Burns, el comediante crujiente. Una de sus frases que disfruté fue: “No es que no creo en Dios. …
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Por CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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12/19/18
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The passing of George H.W. Bush, our forty-first president, has moved me. I’ve always admired him. While working at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, I got to meet him a number of times, …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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12/5/18
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The national feast of Thanksgiving brings me warm memories...family; prayer, Mass, and food drives for the poor at the parish; grandparents, aunts and uncles now passed onto eternity; two free days …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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11/21/18
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La fiesta nacional de Acción de Gracias me trae cálidos recuerdos...familia, oración, misa y comida para los pobres de la parroquia; abuelos, tías y tíos pasaron a …
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Por CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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11/21/18
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As you know, my first column in November, the month of the Faithful Departed…
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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11/7/18
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You are aware, I trust, that these weeks of October are designated Respect Life Month.
As Pope Francis recently observed, almost all our problems and woes can be traced back to a loss of reverence …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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10/24/18
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While we Catholics believe that a church building is certainly not The Church, we still take the building very seriously.
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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10/10/18
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En general, mi columna no es un lugar para analizar los cambios del personal, pero espero que me permita contarle algo sobre dos decisiones que son particularmente importantes para nuestra …
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Por Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
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9/27/18
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My column is not usually a place to discuss personnel moves, but I hope you will allow me to give you some background on two decisions that are particularly …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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9/26/18
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At first I thought it was maybe just me.
All summer, with news of the stinging scandals—Theodore McCarrick, the Pennsylvania Grand Jury, the controversy caused by Archbishop Vigano’s …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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9/12/18
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Sí, sé que la devoción clásica popular del Vía Crucis, de acompañar con reverencia a Jesús en su tortuoso viaje desde su injusta condena por parte de …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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8/29/18
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Yes, I know that the classical, popular devotion, the Via Crucis—reverently accompanying Jesus on His tortured journey from unjust condemnation by Pontius Pilate, to His repose in the arms of …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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8/29/18
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Maybe it’s because he preached these words in my hometown of St. Louis at Mass on his visit there in 1999, but the following teaching of Pope St. John Paul II has always had a special meaning …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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8/15/18
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We all enjoy reminiscing about the “good old days” when, so we ruminate, all was simpler, clearer, happier.
When I was a graduate student in Church history, our acclaimed professor, …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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7/18/18
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A blessed Fourth of July and summer!
I was home in St. Louis last weekend, a cherished, enjoyable family reunion like most of us celebrate these happy weeks of summer.
As I sat on the porch …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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7/4/18
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Last weekend’s newspapers, and reports on TV and radio, understandably had a lot on dads, since Sunday was Fathers’ Day.
Was it just me, though, or were there more stories than usual …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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6/21/18
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We all wonder about it at one time or another! What’s at the core of the universe? What is at the very foundation of existence? What power makes the world tick?
Those of us fortunate …
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CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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6/7/18
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