“So, what’s in this room?” a friend asked once, when she was visiting us long ago.
She opened the door to our very cluttered “junk room,” saw the teetering piles of mail, unfinished projects, and general chaos, and laughed.
Category: Columns
Guiding young people into faith: An interview
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In late July of 2018, Pope Francis ratified five members elected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to represent the United States at the upcoming Synod of Bishops (October 3-28). The Synod will focus on “Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.”
One of the chosen delegates is Bishop Robert Barron, and he was interviewed about the Synod in the National Catholic Reporter.
Below is an edited reprinting of this interview. For full interview visit https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/bishop-barron-calls-evangelization-apologetics-upcoming-youth-synod
Tintoretto and the reform of the Church
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I was in Washington, D.C., recently for the meetings of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Since formal proceedings didn’t begin until the evening of my first day, I found myself with a little free time.
Sports offer opportunities for us to grow as persons
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After summer sports end, grade school, high school, college, and professional sports offer us fresh opportunities to reflect upon values that athletics helps to foster, especially in youth.
Why remain Catholic (with so much scandal)?
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Note: The text below has been transcribed from a YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ani_hnN8Fs&feature=youtu.be
This is the second article of a two article series.
I suppose the option is on the table: leave. “I’ve had it. The thing is just too corrupt. I’m out of here.” But see, I want to suggest everybody, that is not what is called for.
Why remain Catholic (with so much scandal)?
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Note: The text below has been transcribed from a YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ani_hnN8Fs&feature=youtu.be
This is the first article of a two article series.
Hey everybody, this is Bishop Barron. I wanted to speak to you again about this terrible crisis we’re passing through in the Church, this crisis of sexual abuse and the countenancing of it by some bishops.
I know I spoke to you a couple of days ago. But what’s been striking me recently is the number of people who seem to be calling for the abandonment of the Church: “Because of this crisis, it’s time for us to leave the Church. We’ve simply had enough.”
Why remain Catholic (with so much scandal)?
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Note: The text below has been transcribed from a YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ani_hnN8Fs&feature=youtu.be
This is the first article of a two article series.
Hey everybody, this is Bishop Barron. I wanted to speak to you again about this terrible crisis we’re passing through in the Church, this crisis of sexual abuse and the countenancing of it by some bishops.
I know I spoke to you a couple of days ago. But what’s been striking me recently is the number of people who seem to be calling for the abandonment of the Church: “Because of this crisis, it’s time for us to leave the Church. We’ve simply had enough.”
Why remain Catholic (with so much scandal)?
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Note: The text below has been transcribed from a YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ani_hnN8Fs&feature=youtu.be
This is the first article of a two article series.
Hey everybody, this is Bishop Barron. I wanted to speak to you again about this terrible crisis we’re passing through in the Church, this crisis of sexual abuse and the countenancing of it by some bishops.
I know I spoke to you a couple of days ago. But what’s been striking me recently is the number of people who seem to be calling for the abandonment of the Church: “Because of this crisis, it’s time for us to leave the Church. We’ve simply had enough.”
The Church’s teaching on the death penalty
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Dr. John Joy |
When it was announced on August 2 that Pope Francis had approved a change to the text of the Catechism, it was widely reported in the news media that the Church had changed her teaching on the death penalty.
Cardinal Luis Ladaria, on the other hand, in the letter to the bishops that accompanied the new text of the Catechism, described it as a “development” of the Church’s teaching. What’s the difference?
The Church’s teaching on the death penalty
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Dr. John Joy |
When it was announced on August 2 that Pope Francis had approved a change to the text of the Catechism, it was widely reported in the news media that the Church had changed her teaching on the death penalty.
Cardinal Luis Ladaria, on the other hand, in the letter to the bishops that accompanied the new text of the Catechism, described it as a “development” of the Church’s teaching. What’s the difference?