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“There are decades in which nothing happens, and there are weeks in which decades happen.” I don’t often quote Lenin, but I feel like decades of change have happened in the Catholic Church over the past several weeks. When historians look back on our time, they will undoubtedly see it as one of upheaval and…
Bishop Joe Vasquez of the Diocese of Austin celebrates Mass in the Mountain View Unit prison in Gatesville, Texas, which houses the state’s female death row, on Dec. 1, 2023. / Credit: Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition/TDCJ Communications CNA Staff, Dec 5, 2023 / 10:41 am (CNA). Bishop Joe Vasquez of the Diocese of Austin celebrated…
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Above: Antwerp, Belgium. Photo credit. Johan Josef Bonny has been the bishop of Antwerp in Belgium since 2009. He has made problematic individual statements in contradiction to the Church’s teaching about various ethical questions including sexual ethics, the blessing of same-sex couples, and most recently euthanasia. Regarding the latter, he stated this past September “Euthanasia is…
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The vehemence of the arguments against playing Christmas music before Christmas intrigues me. I don’t disagree with the arguments, but the sheer emotionalism that so often accompanies them makes me wonder. I’ve concluded that the passion that surrounds this issue reveals a certain fear. We know the importance of Advent, but are we afraid that…
