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…of Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa’s 1st Lenten sermon: We must take up one last teaching before taking leave of the Jesus of Gethsemane. St. Leo the Great says that "the Passion is prolonged until the end of time."[15] He is echoed by the philosopher Pascal in the famous meditation on the agony of Jesus: "Christ…

At First Things, Jody Bottum looks at Kevin Phillips’ new book and yearns for historical perspective: But there was the New York Times proclaiming during the presidential campaign of 2004: “Never before have so many bishops so explicitly warned Catholics so close to an election that to vote a certain way was to commit a…

Grant at the Commonweal blog provides links to the materials related to the release of the Archdiocese of Chicago abuse audit From the Sun-Times, the Cardinal’s response: "You read it and you weep," George said. "For the many missteps in responding to the accusations of sexual abuse of minors by Father McCormack, I must accept…

Plan B bill dies in CT: Avoiding the highly charged issues of religion and rape in an election year, a key legislative committee failed to vote Monday on a bill that would have forced Catholic hospitals to offer the Plan B contraceptive pill to rape victims. Some advocates maintained hope that the bill could be…
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