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Emily reflects on the LATimes article about protests at Tiller’s mill that I blogged below I have worked with some of Dr Tillers patients. None of the abortions I know of were performed “for the physical health of the mother” . I guess he feels like killing your baby before birth saves your mental health…

An interview with CT Ken Miller is professor of biology at Brown University. In addition to his specialized research, Miller—a practicing Roman Catholic—is the author of Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution (HarperCollins, 1999). He is also the coauthor of a series of high school and college texts…

Mahony issues priests’ names (Not an LATImes article – no registration required!)

Proclaiming his chastity, as the NYTimes puts it Bishop Hubbard has promised to take a lie detector test. His aides have organized a media blitz, which included inviting five local television stations to hear his story Thursday, and meeting with the editorial boards of the local newspapers. A recent issue of the diocesan paper, The…

One of the churches profiled in this fascinating NYTimes piece on emergent Christian churches The piece puts the movement in a very interesting context that I’ve not seen before in other articles, but that strikes me as very accurate: a reaction against megachurches. Expanding his ministry, Mr. Kimball brought in candles and crosses from garage…

Here’s a link to a flyer that the Diocese of Pittsburgh has issued in relation to the film Interesting. I think a little more balance of spirituality and theology might possibly have been in order – it’s a little heavy on the latter, and what I’m gathering is that for most people, this film evokes…

As I said earlier, I can’t possibly put up a post for every story about every diocesan reaction to the abuse report (which is still more than a week away from formal release.) But if I find some that seem to point to larger issues (well, they all do, but…maybe some that haven’t been discussed…

Convicted in Phoenix

Autopsy reports inconclusive, statements from several who spoke w/Fr. Minkler, including Fr. Joseph Wilson whose statment you may read over at Mark Shea’s blog

Lots and lots of links at CT’s Weblog, plus news on the Baptist minister killed in Iraq. The Providence Journal reports that John Kelley, pastor of the “tiny” Curtis Corner Baptist Church in Wakefield, Rhode Island, was killed. Three other pastors were injured: Kirk DiVietro of the Grace Baptist Church in Franklin, Massachusetts; David G.…

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