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Not dying, just retiringCharles Chaput celebrates last Sunday Mass as Archbishop of Philadelphia

Not dying, just retiring
Charles Chaput celebrates last Sunday Mass as Archbishop of Philadelphia

Archbishop Charles Chaput has been a diocesan bishop for 31 years. For most of that time, his people have known where to find him on Sunday afternoon or evening: hearing confessions and offering Mass in his cathedral. Chaput celebrated

Not dying, just retiring
Charles Chaput celebrates last Sunday Mass as Archbishop of PhiladelphiaEmily Morris2020-02-18T19:07:16-08:00

Bishop McElroy: so many issues other than abortion"Death toll from unchecked climate change is larger"

Bishop McElroy: so many issues other than abortion
"Death toll from unchecked climate change is larger"

Bishop McElroy: "Abandoning the Paris Climate Accords is a far greater moral evil” than federal health centers providing contraceptive devices. (Photo from Complicit Clergy) With California’s presidential primaries less than a month away, what are voters’ moral responsibilities?

Bishop McElroy: so many issues other than abortion
"Death toll from unchecked climate change is larger"Jim Holman2020-02-09T10:22:40-08:00

Bishop McElroy will lecture on ‘Faithful Voting’ ThursdayGuess which issue he will downplay

Bishop McElroy will lecture on ‘Faithful Voting’ Thursday
Guess which issue he will downplay

Bishop McElroy speaking at Nov. bishops meeting against abortion as a pre-eminent priority "Bishop Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, will give an important lecture to kick-off the election year. The Bishop will lay out the moral parameters

Bishop McElroy will lecture on ‘Faithful Voting’ Thursday
Guess which issue he will downplayJim Holman2020-02-03T11:40:55-08:00

California bishops talk to Francis about divisions in U.S., LGBT, evangelizationThey have a two-party system in Argentina, too

California bishops talk to Francis about divisions in U.S., LGBT, evangelization
They have a two-party system in Argentina, too

The pope answered in Italian through a translator. (Photo CNS) Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized society, especially in an election year, to seep into discussions about the

California bishops talk to Francis about divisions in U.S., LGBT, evangelization
They have a two-party system in Argentina, tooJim Holman2020-01-31T11:34:00-08:00

Bishop Barron suggests bishops vet Catholics onlineAims at "hateful, divisive speech"

Bishop Barron suggests bishops vet Catholics online
Aims at "hateful, divisive speech"

Bishop Barron's proposal would apply to those presenting themselves as teachers or Catholic theologians. (Photo LifeSiteNews) Bishop Robert Barron has said that bishops should consider an official designation for Catholic teachers on social media. Barron is himself well

Bishop Barron suggests bishops vet Catholics online
Aims at "hateful, divisive speech"Jim Holman2020-01-31T09:59:53-08:00

New York Times sees significance in quick move of ChaputBut Chaput calls it "moment of great joy"

New York Times sees significance in quick move of Chaput
But Chaput calls it "moment of great joy"

Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland, a Cuban-American born in Miami (Photo from CBS/Philadelphia) Pope Francis, facing growing conservative opposition to his papacy from Catholics in the United States, on Thursday replaced the popular archbishop of Philadelphia, one of

New York Times sees significance in quick move of Chaput
But Chaput calls it "moment of great joy"Jim Holman2020-01-31T12:55:29-08:00

Will Pope Francis retire Cardinal Sarah at 75?One of many possible shakeups

Will Pope Francis retire Cardinal Sarah at 75?
One of many possible shakeups

At the beginning of the week, the insider Catholic universe imploded when news broke that retired Pope Benedict XVI and Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah had co-authored a new book defending priestly celibacy just as Pope Francis is considering an exception

Will Pope Francis retire Cardinal Sarah at 75?
One of many possible shakeupsJim Holman2020-01-21T15:22:47-08:00

Benedict XVI name off celibacy bookIntense pressure on Pope-emeritus, Cardinal Sarah, and Archbishop Ganswein

Benedict XVI name off celibacy book
Intense pressure on Pope-emeritus, Cardinal Sarah, and Archbishop Ganswein

Archbishop Ganswein: “A misunderstanding, without questioning the good faith of Cardinal Sarah.” (Photo from Business Insider) Pope-emeritus Benedict has requested that his name not be listed as the co-author of a new book defending the Church’s tradition of

Benedict XVI name off celibacy book
Intense pressure on Pope-emeritus, Cardinal Sarah, and Archbishop GansweinJim Holman2020-01-15T14:33:08-08:00

Cupich and McElroy and priesthood gibberishLeftists today not as subtle

Cupich and McElroy and priesthood gibberish
Leftists today not as subtle

Cardinal Cupich, Bishop McElroy (Photo from ComplicitClergy.com) We are, once again, being encouraged to “reimagine” not only priestly formation but the priesthood itself and the Church herself. I’ve been there, and it was a hell-hole of oppression by the

Cupich and McElroy and priesthood gibberish
Leftists today not as subtleJim Holman2020-01-09T12:44:45-08:00

Why McCarrick report may be delayedNew York and New Jersey statute of limitations

Why McCarrick report may be delayed
New York and New Jersey statute of limitations

Cardinal Sean O'Malley on McCarrick report: “soon, if not before Christmas, soon in the new year.” (Photo from Catholic News agency) The news that Theodore McCarrick recently moved from the Kansas friary where he had been living has

Why McCarrick report may be delayed
New York and New Jersey statute of limitationsJim Holman2020-01-09T10:56:36-08:00

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This is absolutely ridiculous and, as noted, totalitarian. I worked for years with youth fire setters. (We used to call them “juvenile fire setters,” but we were told not to use “juvenile,” since it was associated with “delinquent!” I said we could simply explain that juveniles were young people who were minors, but political correctness carried the day.). Some people really are “at risk.” The problem is often more with the adults than the young people with whom we work. “Words matter,” yes! Then why attempt to make them mean something else? As a cancer survivor, I guess I’m “at promise” of a recurrence. Smokers are at promise of developing lung cancer. And, let’s all avoid mortal sin or we’re at promise of hell. It seems popular American English is “at promise” of meaninglessness. I’m glad I recently retired from the Fire service, so I’m no longer “at promise” of doing something illegal by stating something honestly and truthfully.

– Deacon Craig Anderson

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