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A Simple Man’s Farewell to Our Holy Father Benedict
The heart of this simple sinful man aches today as our Church bides the Holy Father a prayerful farewell from…
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Discussing Discernment
In most Catholic communities, “discernment” is a buzz word. Normally when I hear this word, my mind automatically connects it…
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Benedict’s Unfolding Spiritual Testament
“While the Lord continues to raise up examples of radical conversion, like Pavel Florensky, Etty Hillesum and Dorothy Day, he…
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Top Ten People of 2012 and One “Man of the Year”
Each year, Inside the Vatican magazine chooses 10 people we believe are examples of great courage, fidelity to the Church…
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What About That Elephant In The Sanctuary?
The continuing dissent of the Catholic left from the fundamental tenets of the Catholic Church is not a news flash,…
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What Dreams May Come: Azazel and the Pursuit of Justice
In “Nightmares and Dreamscapes from the Desert,” a These Stone Walls post during Lent last year, I wrote of a…
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Bourgeois Receives His Marching Orders
The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) reports the former Reverend Roy Bourgeois has been formally notified of his dismissal from his…
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The Gift of Celibacy – Its Meaning Today
If you mention the word “celibacy” on your local street corner today, you will probably not get a favorable response.…
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Cardinals Vote Unanimously in Favor of Paul VI’s Canonization
The cardinals and bishops of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints gave the “go ahead” on December 10 for…
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John XXIII: Saint in the Age of Television
In 1958, a congenial old man, Angelo Roncalli, was elected to the chair of Peter. He was to be a…