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Bishops have ticked off some GOP solons The rift began with a March 15 letter to lawmakers from the Missouri Catholic Conference, signed by the state’s five bishops. It was critical of legislation by Republican Rep. Jodi Stefanick, of Ballwin, a Catholic, that would have toughened Medicaid eligibility criteria, required patient co-payments and made such…

Abortion rights, Catholic pol, what now? Vermont’s Bishop Kenneth Angell said this week that he wants to “establish and maintain open lines of communication” with politicians who may hold positions that differ with the church’s. He also said he is awaiting a review by a task force of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops about…

Gregory defends diocese The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday defended his diocese’s refusal to release the mental health records of a retired priest accused of sexual abuse, saying priests’ rights have to be balanced with those of alleged victims. “Priests have been saying their privacy rights have been trashed,” said…

Designed to provide stem cells for their siblings In a growing practice that troubles some ethicists, a Chicago laboratory helped create five healthy babies to serve as stem-cell donors for their ailing brothers and sisters. The made-to-order infants, from different families, were screened when they were embryos to make sure they would be compatible donors.…

Back in the classroom. Iona College students returned from spring break a few weeks ago to a subtle, unannounced change in their classrooms. “Some people took a double-take, like ‘There are crucifixes in our classrooms. When did that happen?’ ” said Karol Markosky, 22, a senior from Bethel, Conn. “I think it’s a nice addition.…

I discovered that Loyola has the page up for my fall book from them: Here ’tis Here’s the cover: And no, we’re really not bored with De-Coding, are we? Amazon is back to 2-3 weeks. Grrrrr. But I hear the new printing comes in today, so perhaps that will change by the end of the…

At TNR Actually rather interesting: But is abortion different? Is the contempt for human life that any abortion inherently embodies such a social evil that no politician can be permitted to call himself a Catholic and support the right to choose it? That is indeed a critical question, and conservative Catholics are not wrong to…

From a reader: And to top things off yesterday, my pastor, who actually read and *enjoyed* the DVC, was involved in a very excited discussion yesterday in the Sacristy. He was talking to a local Catholic politician who has held seats in the State House of Representatives and the County Council, as well as serving…

I forgot – I never told you about my talk, so overwhelmed was I by the border crossing trauma. The talk went great! Probably about 150 people there, at the campus church at Bowling Green University. The talk was sponsored by the Office of Young Adult Ministry but…let’s just say that it’s great to be…

via Via Dom The draft of the new English translation of the Mass, very awkwardly posted on 44 different web pages on an Australian website. It’s scanned. Very M5. And since it’s scanned, I can’t clip and paste excerpts here. Let’s just say that along with the liturgical abuse document…you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, in…
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