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A--REALLY NEW (Click on the titles below, or go to this section in the website: www.ca.renewedpriesthood.org)

ENTRIES FOR DECEMBER 2014 - MARCH 2015:

A Response to Phyllis Zagano's aritlcle A Woman's Right to Choose?

,,,in the November issue of this website. By Mary Jane McCool. Note:Tthe original article is reproduced below this letter.

An Obituary of American Theologian Richard McBrien

Dick McBrien, free at last. By Eugene Cullen Kennedy.

Catholic Church in Australia Links Celibacy to Child Abuse

Head of Catholic Church’s advisory group says celibacy vow is risky and may pose “unbearable strain” on priests. By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney, and Nick Squires in Rome.

Dogs Go to Heaven

Pope Francis's remarks spark jubilation, consternation. By Rick Gladstone.

Pope Francis Gives Curia Officials Coal for Christmas

Pope Francis and certain members of the Roman Curia's old guard are openly at battle for the soul and future of the Catholic church. By Robert Mickens.

Seven Ways Thomas Merton Changed the World

Did the Trappist monk change the world? Maybe not. But he changed my life, and he could change yours, too. By James MartIn, SJ.

B--ARCHIVE (Click on the titles below, or go to this section in the website: www.ca.renewedpriesthood.org)

ENTRIES FROM FEBRUARY 2005 TO NOVEMBER 2014:

"Hope Emerges from the Ground Up"...

A report on a conference of theologians on Liberation Theology held in Chicago Oct 29-31, 2008. By John L. Allen, Jr.

"Sweet Jesus" in Chocolate, and Child Slavery in the Chocolate Industry

1) A story of two scandals, and; 2) A clarification. By Daniel O'Rourke.

'A friend, a brother, a saint'

At the new saint's canonization, the Pope urges Canadian Catholics to follow Brother Andre's 'shining example'. By Andy Riga.

'Congratulations, By the Way': George Saunders's Commencement Speech at Syracuse University to the Class of 2013

The best commencement speech of 2013 is set to become a book published by Random House in the spring of 2014. Introduction by Joel Lovell.

'Earth Is in the Heavens', Joseph Campbell Taught Us

Today when books about the end of times and the Mayan predictions for 2012 soar to the top of the bookstore charts, Campbell’s view is timely and helpful. By Rich Heffern.

'I suppose I am now experiencing something of a crisis of faith. I will have to decide if I wish to stay in religious life.'

1) A resume of the final chapter in his book A Question of Conscience'. By Fr. Tony Flannery, C.Ss.R.; and 2) A review and order form for A Question of Conscience by Fr. Tony Flannery, C.Ss.R.

'No Sex' Ruling No Surprise

The new Instruction says merely that under some circumstances gays can become priests, and under other circumstances they cannot. By Andrew Greeley.

'Priestless Sunday' on October 4-5, 2008 in Fairbanks, Alaska

Two stories.

'Renovated' Catholicism Attracts Few Tenants

The story of Fr. Ed Cachia's breakaway community after he reconciled with the Catholic Church. By Kelly Patrick.

'So Jack Is Gone'

A tribute and a homily for the late Jack Shea. By Anthony Padovano.

'The Church Is 200 Years Behind the Times': Final Interview with Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini

...who died in Varese, northern Italy on August 31, 2012 at the age of 85. By Fr. George Sporschill, S.J.

'We're Catholic Priests Who Want to Marry'

A group of Catholic priests have gone against one of the major tenets of their religion by renouncing its celibacy vows. By Natasha Prince.

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