71. The Legacy of ‘What We have Seen and Heard’

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72. Mary and the end of her earthly life

Mary’s own last days and bodily fate become fodder for ecclesial and spiritual reflection. The Bible does not mention her ultimate end, despite the fact that it is almost indisputable that parts of the New Testament were written after the sun...

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73. Global warning column provoked heated response

I have been criticized for my July 13 column in which I asked why right-wing science is accorded so much credibility when it holds forth erroneously on things like fluoride in the drinking water (allegedly a Marxist plot), human evolution from...

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74. Assert yourself and vote

With the presidential election just a heartbeat away, it is time for us to decide where we stand and, more importantly, to take a stand by casting our votes for the candidates of our choice. It is easy for us to say that we are undecided because...

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75. Synod 2012: The ‘face of humanity’

October is a very busy month in Rome at the Vatican. First of all, select bishops from throughout the world are joining Pope Benedict XVI in synod as they discuss “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of Christian Faith.” This is taking...

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76. Mary’s adoptive motherhood of every person

Delicate discussions have abounded for generations about Mary’s perpetual virginity. Catholic tradition has long held that she remained a virgin pre-, in-and post-partum. Without getting too graphic, some Church Fathers even saw Jesus’ passing...

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77. We enter the voting booth as moral agents

How will you vote? Will it be in a way that corresponds to your faith commitment to the Lord whom we will address in the liturgy as Christ the King in a few weeks? “King” is a political title that we loyally apply to the man who preached about...

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78. Mary, the Mother of God, and the Mother of Sorrows

A key Mariological claim was settled at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. Many believers of the period began to follow Nestorius in his teaching that Mary ought not to be called “theotokos” (the God-bearer, now loosely translated as Mater Dei,...

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79. Hard lessons about faith, doubt and free will

We must accept much on faith, and it is often our faith that saves us from the fear of those things we do not see or understand. Our faith tells us that there is some higher power that controls our destiny but also gives us free will to make...

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80. Catholics in America - Perhaps America’s most influential theologian

To close out this series on Catholics in America, I think it appropriate to focus on perhaps the most influential theologian in American history, although in doing so, I feel a bit like the disciples arguing over who is the greatest among them —...

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