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A high-ranking Vatican official has put his finger on a big problem with the modern priesthood: The prefect of the Congregation for Religious has lamented that many Catholic priests are neglecting their duties under the pressure of conforming to secular culture. In a February 14 interview with the Italian ANSA news agency, Cardinal Franc Rode…

Up in Beantown, Cardinal Sean used his blog this week to throw a little attention on the diaconate community — and it sounds like it’s booming: I met with the permanent deacons’ community board, which meets six times annually. Deacon Leo Donohue heads up that office, and recently we have brought in others to help…

My friend, the Trappist monk and writer Fr. James Stephen Behrens, sent this along the other day. It’s too good not to share: No one likes getting lost as a result of a wrong turn off any real or figurative road. The feeling of being in unknown territory without a map can be very unsettling.…

If you’re wondering what’s up with the next generation of American Catholics, you might find one answer right here: College-aged Catholics are much less inclined to go to church or rely on authority figures than their elder counterparts, reports William d’Antonio, professor emeritus of sociology at UConn, in his new book “American Catholics Today: New…
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