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Lead, Kindly Light: John Henry Cardinal Newman at Littlemore |
| The conversion of John Henry Cardinal Newman is one of the great scenes of English Catholic history, but its setting was quite modest: a cottage in the shabby village of Littlemore, near Oxford. And it was a humble priest, not a prominent prelate, whom the eminent theologian chose to hear his first confession. |
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By Joanna Bogle
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He Knows What He Is About |
| Prayer of John Henry Cardinal Newman. |
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Seven Things Lay People Wish Their Priests Knew |
| It all boils down to this: Lay people want their priests to look and act the part. They want him to be humble, obedient to authority, and concerned about the poor. They want him to promote priestly vocations. And most of all, they want him to teach the faith – even the tough parts – with vigor and conviction. |
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By Robert P. Lockwood
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Read Them For Goodness Sake |
| What is the "spirit of Vatican II"? Most folks who invoke it – whether fans or critics – don't seem to have read the actual documents. The size of the volume can be intimidating, but the documents were written for the ordinary faithful, and This Rock readers should not hesitate to jump in. Here's how to get started. |
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By Marcellino D'Ambrosio
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Name that Document |
| The documents of Vatican II. |
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Where to Find Them |
| Further resources. |
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Why I Choose Chesterton |
| Secularists have ping-ponged for the last century between championing the freedom to choose and denying that we have free will at all. Today, their efforts are spent largely on trying to free themselves from the consequences of their choices. Chesterton's view – which is the Catholic view – is that our freedom is frighteningly real. |
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By Mark P. Shea
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Scrupulosity: The Occupational Hazard of the Catholic Moral Life |
| Many Catholics, especially those who take sin seriously, struggle with scrupulosity. The tendency to an overblown sense of sinfulness is based on an erroneous – and Protestant – understanding of sin and grace, so it's important to identify it and fight against it. Here ar some tools to help. |
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By Mark Lowery
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What Do Material and Formal Mean? |
| Material versus formal sin. |
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Further Reading |
| Resources on scrupulosity. |
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