Holy Saturday is the Church's own 'black hole' before the glory of Easter.
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Msgr. Viganò’s crude manipulation of a letter by Benedict XVI captured four troubling aspects of the current pontificate.
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Cardinal Sarah has led one of the great Christian lives of our time. Yet the lasting impression on those who encounter him is not so much his biography or his message, but his capacity to lead people in prayer.
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It is an elementary part of the philosophy of science that there are limits to what physics can tell us, that there are questions "beyond" physics.
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One of Pope Francis' greatest strengths has been his affirmation of the Church's closeness to the poor and afflicted of Rome and the world.
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Saint-to-be Romero links the many Christian martyrs of the 20th century to the courageous martyr-bishops of centuries past.
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Surprises are frequent with Pope Francis, champion of the world's poor and Germany's wealthy bishops, promoter of both the peripheries and the Secretariat of State.
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The freedom to scream and shout and curse and crash is a certain kind of freedom, but it is a freedom without purpose.
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We need to re-examine our default habit of inviting to Catholic events those who seek to drive Catholics to the margins of our common life.
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Clerical dress – for himself and for others – is not the most important decision Francis has made. But it was the first one.
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Confusion will arise because what Cardinal Wuerl teaches — and what the Alberta bishops have taught — is not the same as what has been taught in Germany or Malta or Buenos Aires.
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The world promises us comfort, but we were not made for comfort. Jordan Peterson echoes poets and popes when he calls his audiences to strive for heroism and nobility of heart.
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In not accepting the Barros resignation earlier, Pope Francis may have boxed himself into further resignations now.
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If the mayor of Jerusalem cannot distinguish the identity and mission of the Mamilla Hotel from a pilgrim guest house, he fails to understand a constitutive part of the history of his own city.
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Tax exemption of the Church is not a matter of enhancing social services or achieving more efficient program delivery.
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The heart of this pontificate is understood more in the footnotes than the main text. They require careful reading.
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Russia is now the governing military power in Syria. Can Putin stay aloof as hostilities between the Israelis and Tehran heat up?
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The Holy Father is an undisputed friend of the downtrodden, but it sometimes seems that he is also a friend to those who tread upon them, especially if they are on the left side of the political spectrum.
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