A major problem now exists for the future of priestly vocations because of “the alliteration of priest and pedophile.”
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Five misconceptions about child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church
Child sexual abuse, in the priesthood and in society at large, is a complex issue that does not admit of simple understandings or simple solutions.
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Understanding clerical sex abuse of children: the importance of perspective
It is helpful to understand the sexual abuse of children by priests within the broader context of child victimization.
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Facing the Crisis in the Priesthood
A generation has elapsed since the close of the Second Vatican Council, and the church has underscored the council’s extraordinary ecclesial and historical significance by beatifying, this Sept. 3, Pope John XXIII. At the same time, however, the beatification of Pope Pius IX highlighted the ti
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How can the church improve the R.C.I.A. process?
From 2000: “Since R.C.I.A.’s reinstitution, the Catholic Church in the United States each year has drawn more new members than any other religious group in the nation.”
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7 basic principles for biblical and liturgical translation
The pages of America have lately been filled with articles on the question of liturgical translations. Bishop Donald W. Trautman, former chairman of the N.C.C.B Committee on Liturgy, and Cardinal Jorge A. Medina, head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, have
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Is Anti-Catholicism The Last Acceptable Prejudice?
From 2000: In a “multicultural” society shouldn’t anti-Catholicism be a dead issue?
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The Creative Fidelity of Pedro Arrupe: From December 20, 1997
Pedro Arrupe had the gift of making the Ignatian life not only credible but infectious.