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@JoshHochschild You’ve described it as half done twice, so according to Aristotelian metaphysics the book is already complete.

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@StMichael71 Local Man Settles Every Question About Liturgical Reform By Confirming Mother Teresa Was Holy

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@Liz_Wheeler Unfortunately, the Protestants have already divided into six denominations over whether “Jewish Roots” should be read literally.

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Fifty-four days after being received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil, author, podcaster, and national Catholic speaker Claire Whitcomb has been named Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Santa Reina.
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Woman Who Wrote “Converts Make Better Catholics” During OCIA Named Diocesan Religious Education Director. Details in the comments.

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“We are not eliminating the sorrows,” Abernathy told parishioners gathered in the church hall. “We are reframing each sorrow as a discrete opportunity for spiritual growth with measurable pastoral outcomes.”

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Parishioners Vote To Rename St. Mary Of The Seven Sorrows ‘St. Mary Of The Seven Growth Opportunities’. Details in the comments.

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Parish Makes 4 PM Vigil Pet-Friendly After Boomers Confirm Dog Has Separation Anxiety Every Saturday From 4 To 5

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St. Hyacinth of the Lake Parish made its Saturday 4 p.m. vigil Mass pet-friendly this weekend after dozens of boomer parishioners confirmed that their dogs, though routinely left home during Costco runs, dinner reservations, golf, and pickleball, suffered acute separation anxiety every Saturday from exactly 4 to 5 p.m.

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“Joe and Colleen have used Natural Family Planning throughout their entire marriage,” said Maria Teresa Bellini, the parish’s director of marriage and family life. “The method worked exactly as intended. They simply arrived at the same discernment 12 consecutive times.”

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Father Of 12 Selected To Teach Parish NFP Class, Asked To Spend More Time On ‘Planning’ Portion. Details in the comments.

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Father Of 12 Selected To Teach Parish NFP Class, Asked To Spend More Time On ‘Planning’ Portion. Details in the comments.

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“The preconciliar Church generated impressive numbers, but numbers are not participation,” said Monsignor Matteo Bellori, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Liturgical Engagement and Visible Lay Activity. “A mother of eight who attended daily Mass, taught catechism, staffed the parish festival, enrolled her children in Catholic schools, and persuaded her Protestant husband to convert may have been involved in a sociological sense. But did she ever carry the cruets?”

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Vatican Clarifies Pre-Vatican II Laity Were Not Actively Participating In Church Except For Filling Parishes, Seminaries, Convents, And Maternity Wards. Link in the comments.

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“We know Catholics want transparency,” said Dr. Elena Bellandi, director of the Center for Ecclesial Trust and Appropriate Disclosure. “Transparency must be balanced against the risk that people will understand what happened.”

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Catholic Communicators Gather In Rome To Explore Radical Trust-Building Strategy Of Answering A Direct Question Truthfully. Details in the comments.

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“We want every Catholic to speak freely, honestly, and without fear,” said Dr. Monica Delaney, executive director of the diocesan Office of Synodal Belonging. “The parameters simply identify certain topics, statistics, historical periods, saints, liturgical books, papal documents, and personal experiences that could interfere with our commitment to unrestricted dialogue.”

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Diocese Announces Unprecedented Listening Initiative, Distributes 47-Page List Of Things Catholics May Not Mention. Link the comments.

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“We support evangelization,” said Dr. Maureen Talbot, associate director for pastoral planning and communications. “What we cannot support is evangelization occurring at this scale without an approved campaign or even a single branded tote bag.”

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Ole Miss OCIA Grows 244 Percent, Diocese Warns Conversions Are Occurring Through Unapproved Channels. Details in the comments.

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“We remain fully committed to spiritual care,” said Brig. Gen. Trevor MacInnis, director of the newly established Office of Inclusive Reflection Standards. “To be clear, nothing in this directive prevents a chaplain from inspiring hope. It merely prevents the chaplain from naming the person, promise, doctrine, revelation, or supernatural reality in which that hope is placed.”

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Canadian Military Chaplains Ordered To Inspire Hope Without Identifying Any Reason For It. Link in the comments.