In the wake of this scandal, I do not blame people for leaving the church.
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What lies in the heart of an ICE officer?
He said he can’t let his feelings get in the way of this. He can’t bend the rules for one person.
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We cannot let the sexual abuse crisis lead us into homophobia
Some Catholics would like to exploit the crisis to promote anti-L.G.B.T. agendas. We cannot stand for it.
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How can I think about becoming Catholic after the latest sex abuse reports?
I am enrolled in R.C.I.A. Now I don’t know if I can bring myself to go.
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As the church faces another crisis, look to women for help
It is time for us to understand how this keeps happening and to stop it. We women are being called to shake things up.
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Turning down ESPN to work in campus ministry
Why did I choose ministry over sports media? For the love of the person, the whole person.
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The witch hunt for gay priests
Where does this extreme hatred of gay priests come from? It comes from fear.
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I spoke out on sex abuse—and lay people kicked me out of Mass
The congregation chided me to sit down.“This is Mass!” I was told. “It’s not the time.”
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Dear fellow Catholics: the church needs you now more than ever
What do we do now? What happens next? We stay Catholic.
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No, there is not a “civil war” in the Catholic Church
People do not have the time or money or energy to be angry at popes or angry at people who are angry at popes.