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Author: Catherine Cavanagh

August 30, 2010

And the question that returns ever again, that nags and persists always and forever, to each generation, to each individual, to me, is simply, if God asked me to do the impossible, if..

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The Holy Land Amnesia Tours

Author: The Editorial Group

August 30, 2010

Church groups wallow in the past as they meander through Israel/Palestine

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Patrick Cheng on Theological Reading of Prop 8 Decision, and What Centrist Catholic Silence about the Decision Portends

August 30, 2010

I try to understand this oh-so-telling and so loud silence of my Catholic brothers and sisters of the center-who have long since repudiated, many of them, the church's teaching on artificial contraception and gender roles in their own lives-from an historical standpoint. That is, I imagine myself looking at the response to this significant civil rights breakthrough as if I'm on the outside looking in, when the Civil Rights act of 1964 was passed.

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Gettysburg Reflections in lieu of an editorial

Author: John Quinn

August 09, 2010

Gettysburg is in some ways like Niagara Falls, Ontario: the National Park and Cemetery stunningly beautiful and a place for reflection; parts of the town almost a Clifton Hill South of wax museums and all-you-can-eat buffets, one of which bears the name of Colonel Pickett whose division was slaughtered in the final day of fighting.

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Put People First

Author: The Editorial Group

July 05, 2010

Ordinary citizens once again pay for the reckless policies of banks and financial houses;
churches need to step up to support the people's agenda

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Hierarchy, Sex and Power - a primer on educating bishops

Author: Daniel C. Maguire

July 05, 2010

This article first appeared in Conscience, the newsjournal of Catholic opinion published by Catholics for Choice. [http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/conscience/ ] Reprinted with permission.

http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/conscience/

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