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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
For many Americans it seems impossible that nine years have passed since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Most of us can still recall vividly where we were as the news reports began to trickle in; the horror and shock we felt at video images of the attacks and subsequent collapse of the World Trade Center; the grim resolve of U.S. leaders who intended to bring to justice the attacks’ masterminds, and the increased patriotism and prayer that arose in the immediate aftermath of that horrific day.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Changing demographics and economic realities have forced every Catholic diocese in the United States to close churches in the past few decades. In many cities, “ethnic” parishes were the first to go: the parishes that had traditionally been home to Irish, Italian, Polish or German immigrants whose children and grandchildren had assimilated to the point of no longer being tied to that specific identity or language. In many cases, too, these descendants moved out of the cities into the suburbs, to larger homes with more land and less crowded schools. (Some have even made the case that the closing of some city churches is a sign of the financial successes of so many Catholics.)
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Dear friends in Christ,
We bishops are trying to be clear in expressing the basic moral principles involved in efforts to reform our immigration laws. These moral principles are founded on the inherent, God-given dignity of the human person. We have supported rallies, marches, various educational programs and the U.S. bishops’ advocacy campaign.
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