The news comes after years of efforts by church conservatives to block the archbishop’s canonization.
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Reflections: Listening to heart can guide us when mind comes up short
Our physical heart keeps us alive and our spiritual heart brings us alive.
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Billy Graham, ‘America’s pastor,’ laid to rest
His children recall his humility and devotion to spreading the Gospel.
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Magazine to church: Nuns deserve better
A Vatican publication publicly denounces how the Catholic Church exploits its own nuns.
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Anti-Semitic incidents soared by 57 percent, report says
Less civility in our national discourse has led to more intolerance, the Anti-Defamation League says.
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Court won’t reconsider ruling on Peace Cross
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals votes to deny a request from the American Legion.
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For Maine’s ‘Daily Devotions’ program, it’s the end time
The religious broadcast goes dark after 92 years, citing insufficient funds to pay for its staff and technical equipment.
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Reflections: Embracing life’s paradoxes makes problems easier to accept
I have grown to appreciate the richness of paradox, preferring the mystery of both/and to the sharp divide of the either/or.
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Reflections: Letting go of anger becomes easier with the help of God
Instead of leading to anger, this frame of mind leads to healthy concern and care.
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Letter to the editor: Reflections column raised more ‘simple questions’
Bill Gregory’s Jan. 20 Reflections column, “Simple questions can often shed light on intriguing truths,” raises a number of questions but also makes two statements that call for two additional simple questions. He states, “I don’t believe that anything is absolute.” Is that statement itself not an absolute? He relates the story of his son’s […]