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Month: July 2021

Benedictines vow to stay at Spanish civil war site despite bill’s provisions

A community of Benedictine monks has vowed to continue ministering at a Spanish civil war memorial marked by a 460-foot cross despite a bill pending in parliament that would ban expressions of support for Gen. Francisco Franco’s 20th-century dictatorship.

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Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts journalism ethics questions

High-tech data collection and cellphone tracking services allegedly used in a report by The Pillar that triggered the resignation of a high-ranking U.S. Catholic official July 20 has sparked a fresh discussion about journalism ethics.

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“Smile for the Camera!” — In the Name of Unity, An Iron Fist

It has become a cliché with a slightly dark comedic undertone:  the perfect family Christmas card photo, with artfully mis-matched clothing, a beach or forest background, and everyone gazing at the same imaginary point in the middle distance.  What hides […]

The post “Smile for the Camera!” — In the Name of Unity, An Iron Fist appeared first on OnePeterFive.

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“Smile for the Camera!” — In the Name of Unity, An Iron Fist

It has become a cliché with a slightly dark comedic undertone:  the perfect family Christmas card photo, with artfully mis-matched clothing, a beach or forest background, and everyone gazing at the same imaginary point in the middle distance.  What hides […]

The post “Smile for the Camera!” — In the Name of Unity, An Iron Fist appeared first on OnePeterFive.

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Thoughts on the Pope’s Restriction of the Latin Mass

I tend to avoid liturgy debates since I am not an expert on such matters. But I’ve been reading and watching the fallout from the Pope’s radical and drastic choice to limit and even eliminate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. I expressed my thoughts on the Latin Mass in an earlier blog, and share […]

The post Thoughts on the Pope’s Restriction of the Latin Mass appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.

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Wisconsin’s National Shrine of St. Joseph ‘a small, quiet place of prayer’

National shrines can be huge complexes anchored by beautiful churches or basilicas. Visitors to the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin, are more likely to be surprised by its simplicity, said Michael Poradek, the shrine’s director.

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