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The pope spent part of his vacation today schmoozing with local priests: Faith and reason, mercy and the defense of the truth, dialogue and evangelization were just some of the topics Pope Benedict XVI touched on when he responded to questions posed by the priests of two northern Italian dioceses. After meeting privately with about…

Last night at dinner, a priest asked me if I’d seen this piece in Time magazine, about the Latin mass. I confessed: no. So I sought it out online this morning. It’s a mixed bag. While the author’s appreciation of the old rite seems sincere, it sounds like she’s just tired of hearing homilies that…

Over at Deacon Tony’s Place, the good deacon has posted a beautiful reflection on love and loss: Ann ministered more to me than I ever expected. She led a long life and was married to her husband Jerry for over 63 years. Ann was a religious person, and before she passed to eternity, she repeated…

The folks over at America magazine have just put out their annual Ministry Issue, and the cover story is about how lay missionaries are stepping up to fill the void left by vanishing clergy: As the number of priests and religious in ministry around the globe declines, the number of lay people doing mission work…
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