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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) The latest in the In Search of the Emerging Church series

A place that breaks the poverty cycle | National Catholic Reporter
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Patrick Keenan, right, formation director, talks with trainees Adriana Castro, 17, left, and Nefer Bryant, 15. (Photo courtesy of Hopeworks)
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Round up of day two of bishops' meeting

Bishops claim moral authority amidst widespread 'confusion' | National Catholic Reporter
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Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Ky. Nov. 17. He is chairman of the subcommittee that drafted the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter on marriage. (CNS/Bob Roller)
Wed at 5:36am
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Cathy Boyce
Cathy Boyce
I totally agree w/ you Ingeborg. I think intentional communities are the only way to survive.
Thu at 4:06am
Don Kaple
Don Kaple
Is it possible to be a Catholic without being Roman? Roman Catholicism seeks to codify religion. That is called "legalism" or "pharisaism".
Thu at 7:47am
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Nov. 18, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne | National Catholic Reporter
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Today is the feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, who left France in 1818 with four other Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and came to America.
Wed at 5:35am
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George questions role of independent Catholic media | National Catholic Reporter
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Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Nov. 16 that Catholic publications, universities or other organizations that insist on complete independence from their bishops are “sectarian, less than fully Catholic.”
November 17 at 6:39am
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Luke
Luke
Is this the same Cardinal George that hides pedofile priest in his Arch-Diocese. It takes independent proess to bring out the truth. Maybe he doesn't like that.
November 17 at 5:01pm
Don Kaple
Don Kaple
Are Catholics who are Roman the only ones who are "fully Catholic"?
Thu at 7:48am
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Then and now: A mission to educate women | National Catholic Reporter
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When Trinity’s board appointed me president in the summer of 1989, I asked them what I should know about dealing with our local bishop in Washington (then Cardinal James Hickey). A Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur trustee looked at me with her cool gaze and said simply, “Don’t worry about the bishop. ...
November 17 at 6:39am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) After Vatican II, Cardinal Basil Hume achieved transition while preserving continuity

Hope among thorns | National Catholic Reporter
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In the English Catholic church, cardinal archbishops of Westminster tend to punch above their weight. One of those who punched hardest was Basil Hume. It was to this Benedictine monk that the nation came ...
November 13 at 5:01am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Women Religious: Lives of Mercy and Justice

Gentle persuasion in the slums of Secunderabad | National Catholic Reporter
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Salesian Sr. Margaret Yedanapalli helps a girl form her first letters at Navajeevana home in Secunderabad, India. (Photos by Paul Wilkes)
November 13 at 4:59am
Robert L. Rose
Robert L. Rose
I have been inspired by the teaching and work of many sisters... thank you!
November 13 at 5:02am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Saint of the Day, Nov. 13

Nov. 13, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini | National Catholic Reporter
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Mother Cabrini, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was the first United States citizen to be canonized.
November 13 at 4:58am
Robert L. Rose
Robert L. Rose
I was inspired by Mother Cabrini's philosophy, "education of the heart"
November 13 at 5:00am
Christine
Christine
I went to Mother Cabrini H S in NYC -- she remains an inspiration to me.
November 13 at 7:17am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) From our Young Voices columnists

A new theology of divorce | National Catholic Reporter
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Tom Roberts, NCR editor at large, recently wrote about an upcoming document from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops on marriage, and the threats to marriage . The threats ranged from cohabitation to same-sex partnerships, to birth control pills, condoms and other forms of artificial contraception...
November 13 at 4:57am
Lena Tripicchio Smolon
Lena Tripicchio Smolon
Read the comments...after the article!
November 13 at 10:24am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) John Allen's Friday column

Spain takes a page from the US pro-life playbook | National Catholic Reporter
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Americans who have spent any time in Catholic circles in Europe have likely been subjected to some clucking about our alleged political myopia. Even the most doctrinally conservative European Catholics ...
November 13 at 4:56am
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Congregation heads no longer required to supply ownership, asset, age information

Controversial questions stricken from religious study | National Catholic Reporter
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U.S. women religious superiors will no longer have to supply to the Vatican some of the most controversial information it had requested as part of a three-year study of religious congregations.
November 11 at 3:55am
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Richard Paul Siegel
Richard Paul Siegel
So much for transparency.
November 12 at 6:17pm
Jeanne M Templeman
Jeanne M Templeman
Does this mean that the Vatican is listening, discerning and maybe following the right course of action?
November 13 at 8:48pm
Rose Berger

Rose Berger What do you get when a bunch of "independent Catholics" join together? You get Jesuit-trained, Franciscan-hearted, Dominican-administered independent journalism like NCR.

November 10 at 11:20am · Report
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) A blog to discuss John L. Allen Jr.’s new book, The Future Church: How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church.

The Future Church | National Catholic Reporter
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A blog to discuss John L. Allen Jr.’s new book, The Future Church: How Ten Trends Are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church. You won't miss any postings to this new feature, if you sign up to receive an e-mail alert. ...
November 10 at 5:28am
Shelley
Shelley
Future Church just happens to be a name of an organization in Cleveland, similar to Call to Action.
November 10 at 2:13pm
Lena Tripicchio Smolon
Lena Tripicchio Smolon
That's cool, Shelley. Our area of upstate NY has no CTA chapters...maybe we should start an FC here! (I do belong to PaxChristi...a wonderful group!)
November 10 at 2:16pm
Linda Ann Ballard Osc
Linda Ann Ballard Osc
I liked the 10 trends - there is a great freedom in knowing that cracking whips over peoples' heads and ponitificating if you pardon the pun will not actually serve the church a well as seeing what people need and faithfully in Christ meeting that need - it doesn't mean we will always get what we want - but it might mean that eventually we will ask the right questions
November 11 at 4:15pm
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Call To Action organizers stress need to model church of the future

Louise Akers elevates women's issues at CTA meeting | National Catholic Reporter
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Charity Sr. Louise Akers, telling the story of how she was dismissed, after 40 years of teaching in the Cincinnati archdiocese, for not retracting her support for women’s ordination, held more than 2,000 ...
November 9 at 12:37pm
Shelley
Shelley
Thank you for your courage and positive example. I don't think we'll see women priests in my lifetime--I am 50--maybe in my son's, who knows
November 9 at 5:01pm
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National Catholic Reporter (NCRonline) Apostolic Visitation of Women Religious: Index of NCR stories

Stories about the apostolic visitations of U.S. women religious | National Catholic Reporter
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Below are links to the stories NCR has published online and in print about the apostolic visitations of U.S. women religious. Within the stories listed here, you will find links to documents, other Web sites and material providing background to the visitations.
November 9 at 12:37pm