2016-09-30T17:36:08-04:00

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From Baltimore comes this story about efforts to reach young people and encourage vocations: A panel of Roman Catholic priests and others in church life faced an audience of lively fifth graders Thursday, offering snippets of their personal history histories and the motivation for their career choices. But many children were so unfamiliar with a nun’s habit and veil that several directed remarks to “the lady in the blue dress.” “We have regular teachers, not nuns,” said Craig Kelly, a... Read more

2015-05-16T20:38:23-04:00

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Those images include things like the cross. Details: Crosses in every room at Washingon D.C.’s Catholic University of America are a human rights violation that prevent Muslim students from praying. That’s the complaint to the Washington, D.C. Office of Human Rights filed by a professor from rival George Washington University across town. GWU Law School Professor John Banzhaf takes the Catholic institution to task for acting “probably with malice” against Muslim students in a 60-page complaint that cites ”offensive” Catholic imagery all over the Catholic school, which he... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:08-04:00

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As part of the Patheos symposium on seminaries, seminarian Michael Duffy — less than a year from being ordained a priest — reflects on his seminary experience: There is nothing easy about being in the seminary; it is supposed to be difficult. It supposed to be challenging. Being in formation for the Priesthood of Jesus Christ is all about conforming our lives and our will to Christ’s. This is true for every Christian, for every person who longs for holiness.... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:08-04:00

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Among other things, this means the diocese can continue exploring options to build its own new cathedral. Details, from the Los Angeles Times: Chapman University has been picked by the board of the bankrupt Crystal Cathedral as the preferred buyer of the Garden Grove property. Under the plan, Chapman University would purchase the campus for $50 million and allow the church ministry to lease and eventually buy back its core buildings. Chapman President James L. Doti said he had not... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:08-04:00

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Here’s something you don’t see every day: Benedict XVI hopping a train with other religious leaders to attend today’s “pilgrimage” in Assisi. You can read the text of his remarks here. And the AP has details, too. Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:09-04:00

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You never know when you’re gonna get hit by an unexpected storm.  Sand, or otherwise. If this isn’t a metaphor for commitment (and perseverance!), I don’t know what is.  Every engaged couple should watch this video of a marriage ceremony in Arizona interrupted by a little wind.  And sand. Lesson: yes, it’s worth it to just ride it out.  And it helps to have friends with umbrellas. Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:09-04:00

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And that’s just for starters. Explicit content to follow.  Details: Sex ed, which becomes mandatory in city middle and high schools next year, is meant to stem unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among teens. But parents may be shocked by parts of the Department of Education’s “recommended” curriculum. Workbooks reviewed by The Post include the following assignments: * High-school students go to stores and jot down condom brands, prices and features such as lubrication. * Teens research a route... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:09-04:00

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This intriguing short film describes one effort to answer that question, with the creation of a statue at Fairfield University.  (h/t In All Things). Read more about it and see a slide show here. Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:09-04:00

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Among other things, churches without a spiritual vitality are reporting declining numbers. Details: Men would rather watch Monday Night Football than go shopping. Eating too many Hardees Monster Thickburgers is linked to obesity. Texting while driving is a bad idea. There are times when research findings are so obvious they are almost beyond questioning. So it is puzzling that growing evidence showing the importance of congregations cultivating the spiritual lives of the faithful is so routinely ignored. Puzzling, and damaging... Read more

2016-09-30T17:36:09-04:00

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Patheos is hosting something new this month: an intriguing online symposium on seminaries, and our crack editor Elizabeth Scalia has established a special page for Catholics. Kicking things off is Rev. W. Shawn McKnight, who takes a look at some of the challenges the Church in America is facing: One is to maintain a basic emphasis on formation of good, solid, healthy, prayerful priests. The horrible reality of the clergy sex abuse scandal taught the church that failure to screen... Read more

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