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Over the top Down Under: a parish confronts excommunication threat — UPDATED
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deacon greg kandra
The saga of St. Mary’s in Brisbane, Australia has attracted a surprising amount of attention. The blog Te Deum laudamus has a write up, and no less a luminary than Fr. Z. has also weighed in. If you want to know what all the fuss is about, just take a look below. UPDATE: CNA has…
Indulgences: “Why are we bringing it back? Because there is sin in the world.”
By
deacon greg kandra
During this year devoted to St. Paul, there’s been special attention in my diocese to something often overlooked in the modern church: indulgences. This morning’s New York Times takes another look at them, and what they mean: The announcement in church bulletins and on Web sites has been greeted with enthusiasm by some and wariness…
Merkel to pope: let’s talk
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deacon greg kandra
Two famous Germans — one a chancellor, the other a pope — chatted on the phone Sunday. They didn’t talk about the weather. From the AP: The German chancellor called the pope Sunday, days after she demanded he clarify the Vatican’s stance on the Holocaust after it lifted the excommunication of a bishop who denies…
Big families under attack?
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deacon greg kandra
That’s the premise of this intriguing piece from the New York Times — and they make a pretty persuasive argument: The comment from the photographer at Sears was typical. “Are these all yours?” she asked, surveying Kim Gunnip’s 12 children. “No,” Mrs. Gunnip replied, “I picked some up at the food court.” But it was…
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