IRELAND-RENEWAL Apr-25-2013 By Beth Griffin – Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Renewal of the Catholic Church in a “post-Catholic” Ireland depends on a homegrown effort by the laity to overcome clericalism and witness the Christian message in a secular society, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin told a New York audience. Once considered “one [...]

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…from downtown Chicago Health update Spring 2013 Father Greeley is very much enjoying the beautiful Chicago Spring season. He took services for Easter in-home, and reveled in the family celebration – and of course …Opening Day!  “He’s generally in very good spirits,” commented a family member, and “In many ways he’s kind of his old [...]

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Social Climate: By Mahar Mangahas  |   Philippine Daily Inquirer 11:17 pm | Friday, March 15th, 2013 My favorite priest is also a storyteller. I strongly recommend his works of fiction as the most enjoyable way to understand the message of Jesus, and to learn about Christianity and Catholicism—which are not the same—in the world today. [...]

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By Terrie Farley Moran Recently I wrote about Roman Catholic priests and nuns who entertain us as amateur sleuths. And I freely admitted that my favorite clergy/sleuth of all fictiondom is Father John Blackwood Ryan, of “Call Me Blackie” fame. I have always believed that Blackie Ryan is the alter ego of his creator, Roman [...]

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