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Inmates reach out -and are reached. The lyrics of the "Rap of Redemption" were created by a maximum-security inmate, Essex Sims, at Lansing Correctional Facility, with the arrangements done by the East Hill Singer’s conductor, Elvera Voth. The idea of mixing the chants of the third century with modern rap was Voth’s. "I wish I’d…

How about where are you coming from? The discussion in the most recent Allen-related post below is all over the map and intriguing, not to mention a little discouraging. Let’s put it this way. Read the homilies and addresses of Benedict XVI from, say, the Good Friday before John Paul II"s death to the present.…

This is not from me – if you know someone, email me, and I will put you in touch with the reporter: I was wondering if you could suggest someone for a voice I need in my article on the Da Vinci books. I am looking for the quintessential "Joe Catholic" who has read the…

Scholars explore the documented discusions about what books would be placed on the Index – or not. When he received special permission in 1992 to be one of the first historians to see the secret documents of the Index, they were jumbled and there was no catalogue. In 1998, the Vatican officially opened the complete…

Also from the Allen interview – I do hope he takes this up as his next subject. There are signs everywhere, and he’s a great one to pick up on those signs. It’s Michael’s and mine orientation, totally. I spoke with a bishop after my Chicago talk, an older man whom someone who knows him…

A bit more on Opus Dei from John Allen: First an interview with him in Godspy: Based on your own personal experience and encounters, what most impressed you about Opus Dei? The quality of the people. These are very reflective Catholics. For the most part I find them to be really be walking the talk.…

Caritas Australia has constructed a web page dedicated to news about recovery and reconstruction after last year’s tsunami.

We like our global perspective around these parts, so here’s a story on the Church in Finland, particularly its recent consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 7 parishes. 17 priests! For the Consecration, St. Mary’s church was fully packed (this was a normal working day in Finland). The faithful presented very well the general…

Theme set for WYD ’08 in Sydney: The Vatican has announced the theme for the 23rd World Youth Day celebration, which will take place July 15- 20, 2008, in Sydney, Australia. The theme for the event is taken from the Acts of the Apostles (1:8): "You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come…

John Allen reports a possible "tightening up" of moral teaching. Well, that would be nice. With approximately a third of the visits to 229 seminaries, colleges, and houses of formation in the United States already complete, and the rest scheduled for the first half of 2006, most bishops who have led visitation teams say they…
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