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Christ can bring peace to the storms in our lives.
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"This letter is an indication that Pope Francis sees Fr. Martin as an example of the type of priest that the Church needs today."
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Joseph Strickland, the highly controversial bishop of Tyler, Texas, announced this evening on Twitter, "I believe Pope Francis is the Pope but it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith. Follow Jesus."
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“There’s room in the Church for all, no one is a remnant. All, all, all. Repeat after me: all, all, all. The Church is the mother of all.”
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Responding to media confusion over Pope Francis' reasons for removing the Vatican privileges of Cardinal Burke — who has spent a decade publicly attempting to undermine Church unity and the papacy —
@austeni
reached out to the pope himself.
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An important and necessary move.
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If this week in the Church has shown anything, it's that many Catholics simply don't get Pope Francis. Maybe it would be a good idea to make a New Year's resolution to hit the reset button.
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“Traditionalism” is the New Protestantism
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Fr. Satish Joseph offers a pastoral reflection on Fratelli Tutti, drawing our attention three areas that lie at the center of this Catholic social encyclical: the the common good, the Gospel, and the dignity of the human person.
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Catholic support for the deadly Jan 6 insurrection didn't happen spontaneously. In the last year, many ordinary Catholic families were sucked into the riptide of a volatile political movement. Here's the story of just one suburban Catholic mom's group.
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Pope Francis is dead right: It’s high time for the “Traditional Latin Mass” to go away.
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Alessandra Harris reflects upon the devastating effects of a priest denying absolution to a young person in her family, a decision with consequences that could last into eternity.
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Can you believe it? February 1, 2023 will mark the 5th anniversary of !
We are grateful to our readers, patrons, and contributors for everything they've done to help us support Pope Francis and promote his mission and vision for the Church.
Thank you!
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Fr John Zuhlsdorf, priest who recently came under scrutiny for his daily livestreamed exorcisms to overturn the US presidential election results is moving from his adopted home diocese of Madison.
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If you are a practicing Catholic, it's likely that a gay priest has had a positive impact on your life. It’s also likely that you didn't know this because many priests who are gay or conflicted about their sexuality take their secret to their graves.
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Make a New Year’s resolution to understand Pope Francis
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Many of us have admired Scott Hahn for many years, and he has been instrumental in deepening our faith. This is why his public endorsement of a bishop who once promoted a video describing Pope Francis as a “diabolically-disoriented clown” is tragic.
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Austen Ivereigh on the two jaw-dropping revelations in the Vatican report on the apparently irresistible rise of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. One involves Pope John Paul II, the second is a shocking indictment of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò.
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Six years ago today, we launched .
Thank you for all your support over the years!
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Neither major U.S. party has it right when it comes to conformity to Church teachings, so we face a complex decision.
@matt_k007
discusses how demonization of Catholics with whom we disagree is a detriment to evangelization and undermines Christ's mission.
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An unofficial translation of Cardinal Fernandez's letter and Pope Francis's responses to the dubia submitted by four cardinals in July 2023 and published today.
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We are happy to share our new
#FratelliTutti
study guide. We hope that this free resource for individuals, small groups, and parishes will help others read and come to appreciate Pope Francis's great encyclical.
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Every 6 years or so, awkward announcements are made, goodbyes are said, the old pastor heads off to a new assignment, and in comes a new priest, starting from scratch. The changing of pastors has become a ritual of parish life, but is the way it has to be?
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Fiducia Supplicans acknowledges the reality that LGBT people exist, and that many are part of the Catholic Church. So now what?
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Today,
@pontifex
announced he will pray a Rosary for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic at 9pm Rome time tomorrow, March 19.
Let's join him!
Learn more and print a 1-page "Rosary Cheat Sheet" (which includes Francis' new prayer for an end to the pandemic).
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Prayer is essential! But we must first learn how to pray. This is why
@JamesMartinSJ
's new book is so helpful. Engaging and lighthearted, Martin makes it easy to learn something new, or learn how to pray for the first time. Truly a guide for everyone.
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Cardinal Odilo Scherer of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil, took to social media on Saturday to make a series of posts offering correction to several popular traditionalist claims about the Second Vatican Council and the liturgical reforms.
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The loudest cheer, just as the Via Crucis ends:
“This is the youth of the Pope”
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Many Catholics are honoring MLK's birthday today, and are focusing on his words about non-violence and fraternity. But much work still needs to be done. It is urgent that US Catholics take a much more active role in fulfilling his dream.
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Pope Francis has encouraged mothers to breastfeed in church. His message is that eating is an essential and communal act, whether done with a fork and knife or at the breast, and no place is too holy or off limits for carrying out this life-giving work.
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What has Pope Francis said about vaccinations and vaccine equity during the Covid-19 pandemic? In addition to his recent PSA video, he has made many comments and statements on the importance of getting vaccinated and of ensuring vaccine access for all.
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Copies of a book against the Synod on Synodality, with a Foreword by retired dissenting Cardinal Raymond Burke is being sent to priests in a mass-mailing campaign. The organization behind this effort has a long history of reactionary extremism.
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Theologian and seminary professor Robert Fastiggi asks, in light of Viganò's letters, whether the archbishop is still in communion with the Catholic Church.
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The views of the increasingly prominent Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, TX, on vaccines and the pandemic are very troubling. His statements and decisions threaten to put the lives of the people in his diocese (and his growing base of admirers) at risk.
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Although Cardinal Blase Cupich's liturgical guidelines in Chicago may have seemed harsh, they proved effective in exposing the extreme and conspiracist views of both an archdiocesan priest and a Texas bishop.
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In churches in Spain and along the Camino de Santiago, one sees artwork depicting a white-skinned St. James ‘the Moor-slayer’ routing Muslim soldiers (often portrayed as black with exaggerated racial features). It's long past time to renounce these images.
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Bishop Joseph Strickland endorsed an inflammatory video today, saying we need to wake up and stand up for Truth."
The video accuses the pope of "codifying great reset principles" and says that "Francis is in opposition to 2000 years of Church teaching."
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In his first piece for WPI, newly-confirmed Catholic
@natemup
reflects on how his journey to Catholicism taught him about his heritage and identity, both as a Christian and a Black man in the US.
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The most effective evangelization for today is not made up of philosophical argumentation. The path forward involves mercy, compassion, and closeness.
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Thinking about becoming one of those Catholics who prays the rosary every day?
Perhaps you've gotten out of the habit.
@Pontifex
asks us to pray the Rosary daily in May for an end to the pandemic. For more background and printable guides, click here.
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A politically-charged November speech by Abp Jose Gomez shocked Black Catholics and those involved in social justice movements (and also contradicted Pope Francis).
Melinda Ribnek responds to this scandal, and reminds us where our true hope is found.
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After two days of online attacks and ridicule over his 1995 book "Heal Me With Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing," the newly-appointed Vatican DDF prefect Archbishop Víctor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández has decided to respond to his critics.
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Despite being described as a "Dictator Pope" by many of his critics, Pope Francis has shown unprecedented tolerance towards many of his fiercest critics.
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Communion at the WYD Papal Mass: Priests giving communion to more than a million pilgrims (using metal ciboria)
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With his Tweet denouncing
@Pontifex
on Friday evening, Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland (
@Bishopoftyler
) appears to have finally crossed the line from hints and innuendo into direct and explicit opposition to the pope and his teaching authority.
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Congratulations and prayers for Cardinal Pierre!
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the pope’s ambassador to the United States
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Today is our four-year anniversary at , and we're still going strong!
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Reflection by
@RodrigoGuerraL
on how eleven years into his papacy, we are just beginning to realize the great mercy that God has showed us by giving us Pope Francis.
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"The comments from non-Catholics noted the pain in the Pope's face, his age, his humanity, things that none of the supposedly faithful Catholics took time to notice. They were more filial towards the Holy Father than his flock."
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Many Catholics see the Church’s sexual abuse crisis as primarily involving minors. But as experts and advocates point out, many reports of priests engaging in abusive and grooming behavior involve adult victims.
This is one such story.
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What good is an economy if it is based on the premise that some must die so that the rest of us can live in prosperity? The elderly need the passion and energy of the Pro-Life movement, especially during this crisis.
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Due to the influence of today's "prophets of doom," many Catholics fear the upcoming synod. Recently, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago addressed those fears and helped explain that synodality is a constitutive element of the Church.
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A survivor of sexual assault tells of her journey through suffering, fear, healing, and forgiveness. She shares her experience in order to echo Pope Francis's call to abolish the death penalty and instead pursue restorative justice. (TW: sexual assault)
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To be a made in the image of God is to be in relationship, in dialogue. The most mysterious of all realities that we must allow to challenge, correct, and deepen our ideas—even our theological concepts—are our relationships with our fellow human beings.
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Pope Francis: Vaccination Is an Act of Love
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Fake news—or post-truth journalism—is not simply fiction. It is a liquid narrative, made up of truths, lies and half-truths. And sometimes the truth is ignored altogether. Papal biographer
@AustenI
unveils the shortcomings of anti-Francis media outlets.
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Today Pope Francis made a change to the traditional numbering of the Stations of the Cross, replacing the Ninth Station (Jesus Falls a Third Time) with a new Eleventh Station.
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Some Catholic bishops are beginning to lift the dispensations from the Sunday obligation that have been in place since the start of the pandemic. Sadly, some are doing this by laying guilt trips and questioning the strength of our faith.
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A Pope for All People
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By choosing to give an award to William Barr, the so-called National Catholic Prayer Breakfast has created what Catholic moral theology calls “scandal.” Today, Archbishop Charles Chaput has compounded the problem.
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Over the past week, Michael Lofton has done great work in dispelling lies being spread about Pope Francis’s teaching, Cardinal Fernandez, and the Synod. He’s taken the time to explain these matters clearly for Catholics who care about the truth.
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Many pro-lifers, some of them Catholic, criticize the concept of the "Seamless Garment."
Pedro Gabriel explains how, properly understood, the Seamless Garment, also known as a "consistent ethic of life," is the truly Catholic, truly pro-life position.
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Today, Wilton Gregory became the first African American to be named a cardinal in the Catholic Church. These are exciting but challenging times for the Black Catholic community. Racism is still with us, but new voices & exciting initiatives are emerging.
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At the conclusion of WYD, Pope Francis thanks St. John Paul II for starting WYD
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Don’t be fooled. The confusion in the Church is not caused by the pope, but by those who rely on their own interpretation of what the pope says and don’t verify whether they interpreted him correctly.
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If you are frustrated with the Holy Father or simply don't understand Pope Francis' approach, here are some suggestions that will help you hit the reset button.
Make a New Year’s resolution to understand Pope Francis
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When Pope Francis feels overwhelmed, he writes his problem on a piece of paper and puts it under his statue of sleeping St. Joseph. The pope reminds us, “Do not forget St. Joseph who sleeps! Jesus slept with the protection of Joseph.”
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Today, Pope Francis declared the 21 Christians martyred in Libya in 2015 to be saints. The recognition of these men who died for their Christian faith is unprecedented and represents a significant step towards Christian unity.
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Please offer prayers for a loyal and devoted reader of WPI who has coronavirus pneumonia. Thanks and God bless.
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Pope Francis to US bishops: Be pastors, not politicians
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In the weeks and months leading up to October's synodal assembly, Pope Francis has finally begun to turn his attention towards the opposition movement based in the US and has decided to address it, head-on.
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"One of the most formative events of my life happened a year before I was born. When she was about six weeks old, my sister Katie was found to have a ventricular septal defect (or as we always called it, a 'hole in her heart')."
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In today's gospel, Jesus refuses to play the game of the Pharisees. He instead responds to the trap with a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful answer. He reminds us that there is always a third way, the way of Christ.
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“We are all sinners, but we are all called as we are, with our problems and limitations. Jesus calls us as we are, not as we would like to be.”
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The immediate practical impacts of the actions taken against the “November Three” — Strickland, Voris, and Burke — are difficult to predict. But Catholics now have an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to unity with the pope.
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Many Catholics who embrace a consistent ethic of life, while happy about the unborn lives that will be saved, nevertheless are skeptical of many aspects of Texas’s law, especially in light of the direction taken by many pro-life leaders in recent years.
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When addressing abortion, we must engage the needs, voices, and even arguments of women who support legal access to abortion. While it’s true that there are two bodies involved, clearly their points haven't been engaged effectively.
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On March 25th, Pope Francis will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a service in St. Peter’s Basilica. The surprising level of unity and positivity about the consecration is very good news, and we need good news right now.
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The Black Catholic Clergy Caucus wrote a statement in 1968 that was meant for public consumption, but it had become almost an afterthought, & was unavailable on the internet. In light of recent events, we are reproducing it in its entirety.
@natemup
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Traditionis Custodes: The Council and the Roman Rite
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"There can be no stepping back from this position. Today we state clearly that 'the death penalty is inadmissible' and the Church is firmly committed to calling for its abolition worldwide."
#FratelliTutti
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Celebrate the 1-week anniversary of
#FratelliTutti
by enjoying our wide-ranging discussion of this encyclical's key points and themes!
Enjoy our 1st look at
#FratelliTutti
hosted by
@Where_Peter_is
contributors and friends: Pedro Gabriel,
@danieljamiri
,
@tonyannett
,
@stevenpmillies
,
@ctrlamb
,
@Chrysologus
,
@SamRochadotcom
, &
@rightscholar
.
Fratelli Tutti: A First Look via
@YouTube
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Tradition, Family and Property plays a significant role in the North American Church, especially in grassroots mobilization against the current pontiff. A response is in order.
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The presence of LGBT people in the Church and in Church life is exactly the kind of thing that should be so uncontroversial as to only warrant a short letter. Should be, and yet it’s stunning to see that, finally, it actually is.
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The Tridentine Liturgy can be compared to a laminated holy card: uniform, mass produced, predictable. The Mass of Vatican II, by contrast, is like a painting class where each student, guided by an instructor, paints a depiction of the same religious scene.
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Much of the angst regarding
@JamesMartinSJ
owes to a fundamental misunderstanding of a new way of evangelizing, one that Fr. Martin and Pope Francis share. They key is closeness.
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"Brothers and sisters, if you have distorted the Gospel for a political agenda—even good agendas like freedom, patriotism, religious liberty, or even pro-life politics—you must repent. You must repent of rejecting reality for lies."
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Our site was recently mentioned in the NY Times, in a column by
@DouthatNYT
on the future of conservative Catholicism. Unfortunately, he claims that our position is that the pope rules "by fiat," which can't be further from the truth. Paul Fahey responds.
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Why all Christians should support LGBTQ persons
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Cardinal Arthur Roche responds to claims that he has violated canon law and abused his authority in the implementation of Latin Mass restrictions.
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Happy 84th Birthday, Pope Francis
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This morning, Pope Francis relieved Bishop Joseph Strickland of his position as the bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. This decision was long anticipated by most people who follow Catholic media, and many observers were surprised that it took this long.
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Vanity Fair has published an article by Kathryn Joyce that describes for its readers the ideological and spiritual struggle going on within the Catholic Church—the struggle that we at Where Peter Is have been writing about for nearly three years.
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Mike Gray recommends that even busy Catholics should read Fratelli Tutti, taking the time to read and contemplate carefully. Even if it takes time to finish it, that would certainly be more fruitful than relying on the opinions of celebrity Catholics.
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Pope Francis on the “backward-looking” US Church
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Antisemitism and Catholic traditionalism: A match made in hell
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Colleen Dulle, Mike Lewis, Christopher Lamb, and Dawn Eden Goldstein weigh in on the unprecedented attacks on the pope by US Catholics.
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Kevin Ganey shares the story of how his life of faith was affected by OCD and scrupulosity. In his journey, he faced numerous challenges common to believers with OCD, including apocalyptic thinking and the draw of radical traditionalism.
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Around the world, Catholics are participating in the synodal process. The agenda for the upcoming June USCCB meeting, however, does not even mention the 3-year global initiative currently underway. Why is the US Church such an outlier?
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