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Some friends are temporary. Some are work friends. Some are good-time pals. But there is another kind of friend, more rare and precious. These are the friends chosen and ordained by God to …
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10/11/18
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With respect to the three letters to the editor that appeared in Catholic New York’s Aug. 30 issue, it should be noted that it is not supposed to be the function of a newspaper to condemn or …
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10/11/18
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Listen, don’t lecture, if you want to engage young people in the life of the Church.
That’s the advice of bishops and others participating in the Synod of Bishops on “young people, the faith …
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10/10/18
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If you are looking to see a good example of how an active and vibrant parish functions on Sunday mornings, you should visit …
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By JOHN WOODS
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10/10/18
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I stood in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express in Syracuse one recent Saturday morning …
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By MARY DeTURRIS POUST
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10/10/18
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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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Escandalizar”, en un contexto religioso, significa literalmente poner tropiezos, obstaculizar el camino de alguien para encontrarse con Cristo, …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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10/10/18
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A few months ago, I was at a gathering with brother priests and one of the young men helping at the dinner approached me when he heard that I am the vocation director …
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By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO
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10/10/18
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The Best-laid Plans
The parents of a growing family, three children in tow and a fourth on the way, decided it was time to expand their house as well. There was plenty of indoor living area, but …
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By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D.
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9/28/18
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When I received the email about last week’s America Media program on “Pope Francis: The Foundations of His Papacy,” I found it easy to say yes. After all, the Sept.
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By JOHN WOODS
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9/27/18
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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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Una de las cosas que produce más escándalo entre los fieles son los graves pecados o delitos de sus autoridades religiosas, quienes están llamados a predicar con el ejemplo, a fin de que no se les …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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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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I am never sorry when summer ends, but I don’t think I have much company in that. I’ve met so many people who hate to see fall arrive.
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By CLAUDIA McDONNELL
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9/26/18
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Just when the Long Lent of 2002 was coming to a boil in March of that year, Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy, took things …
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By GEORGE WEIGEL
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9/26/18
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The national gathering of Hispanic and Latino Catholic leaders last weekend in Grapevine, Texas, brought a major burst of positive energy to a Church that lately has sorely needed it.
V Encuentro …
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9/26/18
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The crisis ripping apart the Church isn’t a result of misconduct by priests. If these cases had been handled in a timely, transparent fashion, it would have been avoided. As Cardinal Dolan …
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9/13/18
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A palpable sense of energy and activity pervaded St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie last Saturday morning. Dr. Scott Hahn,…
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By JOHN WOODS
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9/12/18
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I didn’t want to go Mass this weekend. In the spirit of full disclosure, I did not go to Mass last weekend. …
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By MARY DeTURRIS POUST
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9/12/18
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In the late summer and early fall of 1776, following disastrous defeats at the Battle of Long Island …
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By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO
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9/12/18
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