The Queen of Soul’s funeral proved a last battle ground for the legacy of Martin Luther King.
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McCarrick’s double life does not invalidate the value of the reforms the American bishops adopted in 2002, but it does make his betrayal all the more treacherous.
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Ken Woo’s painting departs from the traditional depiction of angels holding the instruments, opting instead just for two angels, with a collection of instruments of the Passion suspended above them. And here we find presentation of the instruments that is familiar and new.
Read MoreIn a post-McCarrick age, when it is possible to resign entirely from the College of Cardinals, the old rules may no longer apply. A new era may be dawning for those bishops living their retirement years.
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A compendium of columns to help readers understand the newest iteration of the sexual abuse scandals rocking Rome.
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The Church is faced with a question of whether, and how, to keep secrets.
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There is a reasonable way forward, both in terms of rooting out corruption in the Church and restoring a measure of harmony.
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Is it plausible that, after receiving such unpublished sanctions, Cardinal McCarrick would simply ignore them? Yes.
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Something new could have been something better. It is very unlikely that it would have been worse. And it is a shame that the new government has chosen to use only the old ways.
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Where might there be resources to restore unity? The obvious answer is the perhaps the only one – in a closer adherence to Christ Jesus, who did not hesitate to call Himself the Good Shepherd.
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Diversity separated from unity is generally not a good thing. Diversity is strength, but on the football field and in our common life, it is unity that is stronger still, and that provides the context in which diversity can be welcomed and can thrive.
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Although intemperate, what Viganò offers cannot be dismissed. The accusations are too grave, and the source is sufficiently credible to warrant investigation.
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Buckley-Vidal was memorable not because two men of superior intellect debated the salient issues of the day, but because of how they debated, putting personal attacks into their punditry.
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Repentance is grace; it is a grace that we recognise our sin; it is a grace that we realise the need for renewal, for change, for the transformation of our being.
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The dubia regarding Amoris Laetitia and Veritatis Splendor have gone unanswered, leaving individuals, including bishops and priests, to work out how to proceed when the latter condemns what the former proposes. The easiest solution is simply to ignore that Veritatis Splendor exists.
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Aretha Franklin grew up in the black church, with its rich gospel music traditions. Her father was a pastor, and she ministered with her voice.
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When built in 1906, St Boniface Cathedral in Winnipeg stood as a monument of Canadian evangelization in the West. Its replacement points instead to an absence.
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MBS wants a more dynamic, moderate Saudi Arabia to be the heir to Ottoman-era influence, an alternative to the militancy of Iran or the failed pan-Arab nationalism of the 1960s. But he wants on it on his own terms.
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