Nuns On The Bus Are Back

Nuns On The Bus Are Back

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Michael Sean Winters  |  May. 21, 2013 Distinctly Catholic

From the press release from our friends at NETWORK:
Joining with labor, civic and fellow faith leaders, NETWORK’s “Nuns on the Bus” are hitting the road for a 6,500-mile, 15-state tour to raise their voices for bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform. The trip is scheduled to begin across from Ellis Island at Liberty State Park in New Jersey on May 29 and conclude with a rally in the shadow of San Francisco’s Angel Island on June 18.
Catholic Sisters on the tour are urging lawmakers to support legislation that provides a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans, promotes family unity, and protects the rights of all immigrant workers. 
The tour is called “NETWORK Nuns on the Bus: A Drive for Faith, Family, and Citizenship.”
I will have more on this later in the week.

Newark priest, Fr. Michael Fugee, arrested

Newark priest, Fr. Michael Fugee, arrested

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by Brian Roewe The prosecutor's office charged the priest with seven counts of contempt of a judicial order for violating terms of a court agreement not to minister to children.

Dolan, Gays and the Boys Scouts

Dolan, Gays and the Boys Scouts

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by Richard Gaillardetz Commentary: If the church wants to do demonstrate it is not anti-gay, the bishops should publicly oppose policies that prohibit gay youth from joining scouts.

Survey shows Catholic priests don't like Mass changes

Survey shows Catholic priests don't like Mass changes

Religion News Service

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(RNS) Nothing upsets the folks in the pews as much as changing the liturgy that they're accustomed to, and that seemed likely to be the case when the Vatican ordered revisions to the familiar prayers and rubrics of the Catholic Mass. But now, more than ...

The church has lost control of marriage

The church has lost control of marriage

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by Fr. Peter Daly Parish Diary: When you come to the Catholic church for marriage, you are not looking for a bundle of rights; you are looking for a sacrament.

The paradox of Pope Francis

The paradox of Pope Francis

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by Hans Kung

Who could have imagined what has happened in the last weeks?

When I decided, months ago, to resign all of my official duties on the occasion of my 85th birthday, I...

Church Whistle-Blowers Join Forces on Abuse

Church Whistle-Blowers Join Forces on Abuse

New York Times

- ‎12 hours ago‎

... Whistle-Blowers Join Forces on Abuse. By LAURIE GOODSTEIN. Published: May 20, 2013. They call themselves Catholic Whistleblowers, a newly formed cadre of priests and nuns who say the Roman Catholic Church is still protecting sexual predators.

Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

VATICAN CITY
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By Catherine Hornby
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present in a new and changing world.
The Church should ask itself daily whether it is resisting new challenges and remaining “barricaded in transient structures which have lost their capacity for openness to what is new,” he said.
“Newness always makes us a bit fearful, because we feel more secure if we have everything under control,” Francis said in his homily in front of a packed St. Peter’s Square, adding that change can bring fulfilment.