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An NCR article by Peter Feuerherd (NCR online 2/5/19) draws attention to a Boston College report released in December 2018. The paper, titled “To Serve the People of God: Renewing the Conversation on Priesthood and Ministry,” argues that sacramental doctrine is a starting point in transforming seminary formation. First comes baptism, then comes holy…

We are excited to announce the selection of the 2019 St. John XXIII Awardees: Richard Creason, an AUSCP Founding Father, retired pastor of the St. Louis Diocese, and long time peace & Justice advocate Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Diocese of Brownsville,…

A letter from Pope Francis (letter to U.S. bishops), was read to the 280 bishops who attended a retreat January 2-8 at Mundelein. The eight-page letter said, in part: “God’s faithful people and the Church’s mission continue to suffer greatly as a result of abuses of power and conscience and sexual abuse, and…