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Finding St. Francis

by Stephen Beale March 21, 2013

St. Francis of Assisi today is often thought of in revolutionary, avant-garde images: the merchant’s son who stripped naked in public to renounce his worldly possessions and attachments, the mystic who preached to the birds, the friar who embraced lepers,…

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A Retreat for Priests: Peace in His Presence

by Judith Costello March 20, 2013

Priests are on call every hour of every day. Perhaps their vocations were a bit easier when the world looked up to priests; but in today’s world, they experience increasing prejudice, hostility, and attacks.
“So why not recommend a no-cost…

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Defending Benedict

by Jenny Uebbing March 19, 2013

This morning I was feeling pretty close to a native here in my new land. Eschewing a lukewarm/cold shower for a spritz of perfume and a leopard-print scarf, I left my 2 little terrors in the capable hands of my…

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Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace

by Rebecca Smith March 18, 2013

There is a tendency in human nature and especially in our society today to make everything selfish, to focus inward on the all-important “me,” while overlooking the way our behavior and attitudes affect those around us. It is so easy…

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Pope Francis’ First Homily

by CE Editor March 15, 2013

In these three readings I see that there is something in common: it is movement. In the first reading, movement is the journey [itself]; in the second reading, movement is in the up-building of the Church. In the third, in…

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The First Words of Pope Francis

by CE Editor March 13, 2013

Brothers and sisters good evening. 
You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but…

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We Are an Easter People

by Kate Wicker March 12, 2013

“Mommy, why are you so grumpy?” my 8-year-old asks. I’m on a tear, gathering stray socks, shoes, and toys from the floor. I’ve morphed into what I’ve jokingly come to refer to as a “Tsu-Mommy.” All I see is the…

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What Would the Greeks Have Thought of Gay Marriage?

by Robert R. Reilly March 11, 2013

It is ironic that the proponents of homosexuality so often point to ancient Greece as their paradigm because of its high state of culture and its partial acceptance of homosexuality or, more accurately, pederasty. Though some ancient Greeks did write…

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What About the Morning After Pill?

by Stacy Trasancos March 8, 2013

I suppose I take a different approach than many e-journalists when I comment on the decisions of priests, bishops, and cardinals. I cannot bring myself to criticize their decisions because 1) it seems backwards to mistrust a man who authoritatively…

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Toddlers and (Papal) Tiaras

by Jenny Uebbing March 7, 2013

We had lived in Rome all of 3 weeks when Pope Benedict announced his intention to abdicate the papacy, setting in motion a frenzy of events and news coverage the likes of which the world hadn’t seen in 6 centuries.…

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