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Dolan takes aim at The Times — again
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jmcgee
And, as he did last year, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York lets them have it: I know, I should drop it. “You just have to get used to it,” so many of you have counselled me. “It’s been that way forever, and it’s so ingrained they don’t even know they’re doing it. So, let…
New book reveals “Smorgasbord Catholics” who love their Church
By
jmcgee
There are some pretty compelling conclusions here — and I’m sure there will be a lot of debate about what it all means. Details: Public outcry about the sex-abuse crisis, disdain for arrogant bishops and disagreement with church doctrine about birth control and abortion rights have not eroded the faith of Roman Catholics in Chicago,…
Revealed: what makes a homily good
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jmcgee
“If anyone ever compliments me and says, ‘Gee, that was a good homily,’ I learned a long time ago never to ask them why because I get so depressed. I worked so hard on this and I expect them to say, ‘Gee, that was a good insight, a good story…’ but they all say the…
A reminder
By
jmcgee
If anyone has forgotten, there are some broad guidelines that I posted several months back about blog comments. Please read them and follow them. The vitriol and lack of charity lately has become — to use a word — insidious. I don’t want to start censoring comments, or deleting them. But if I have to,…
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