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Taking Up the Cross in South Africa
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| Born into a Catholic family, he grew tired of pulpit appeals for liberation theology and so left the Church. He was brought back to the faith - and ultimately to the priesthood - through witnessing violence and despair in South Africa. |
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By Peter J. Grant |
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Grassroots Ecumenism
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| Making a common stand for what is good and true and wise ends up bringing outsiders a little closer to the Church and, at the same time, strengthens the faith of Catholics. |
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By Joanna Bogle |
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Why I Don't Hold Hands at Mass
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| Somewhere one has to draw the line, to prevent the horizontal aspects of the Mass from overpowering the vertical. There needs to be time for silent communion with God. |
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By Ronald J. Rychlak |
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The Witness of Isaiah 7:14
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| Did Isaiah predict that a virgin or merely a young woman would conceive?
And does it make a difference? |
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By Mark P. Shea |
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