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    December 1, 20194

    Bishop Kettler: Readying ourselves for a good Advent

    December 1, 20194

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    December 1, 20194

    Inspired by painting, local writer authors new children’s book, ‘The Attic Saint’

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    December 10, 20194

    Guards attacked at national shrine in D.C. in apparent domestic incident

    December 9, 20194

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    December 9, 20194

    In 2019, high court’s docket runs gamut of high-profile issues

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    December 10, 20194

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Book Reviews. August 9, 2019

New books outline history, modern realities of religious liberty

By Catholic News Service

Two books work in harmony to tell both the general and specific contours of religious liberty.

Nation/World. July 22, 2019

No executions, but 70 killings over blasphemy law, says rights activist

By Catholic News Service

Despite the blasphemy law that has roiled Christians in Pakistan, the government has not executed anyone found guilty at trial. However, 70 people accused of blasphemy have been murdered in extrajudicial actions by mobs.

Nation/World. July 17, 2019

Report gives snapshot of efforts to protect religious freedom around globe

By Catholic News Service

In conjunction with the U.S. State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, the Religious Freedom Institute presented a side event July 15 to discuss current international religious freedom policy.

Nation/World. July 17, 2019

Religious leaders gather at U.S. Capitol to pray for persecuted Christians

By Catholic News Service

They wove together a service of psalms and prayers from the Greek Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and the Armenian and Syriac Orthodox traditions, all centered around the shared Gospel, symbolizing both Christian unity and U.S. government support to combat Christian persecution.

Nation/World. July 16, 2019

1,000 global leaders address religious freedom at State Department

By Catholic News Service

The rabbi of a Pittsburgh Jewish community and survivor of the October mosque attack told a worldwide meeting of religious freedom activists that only by rejecting racism and bigotry can violence in the name of religion be overcome.

Nation/World. June 26, 2019

‘Robust’ religious freedom, education seen as key to countering attacks

By Catholic News Service

In an address at the U.N. June 24, 2019, Archbishop Auza called for fostering tolerance and inclusivity to counter terrorism and “other acts of violence based on religion or belief.”

Faith in the Public Arena. May 27, 2019

Jason Adkins: A Church for the poor requires religious freedom

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

The Church must be free to cultivate the life of prayer needed to nurture discipleship in people who can, in turn, be leaven in society. 

Nation/World. May 19, 2019

U.S. bishops ‘gravely disappointed’ with House passage of Equality Act

By Catholic News Service

“Rather than offering meaningful protections for individuals, the Equality Act would impose sweeping new norms that negatively impact the unborn, health care, charitable services, schools, personal privacy, athletics, free speech, religious liberties and parental rights,” they said.

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 "Who do you say that I am?" Twenty-four people from across the Diocese of St. Cloud selected a word or phrase that represents who Jesus is to them and have written a reflection on their chosen word — one for each day of the Advent season. #11 - Dec. 11: "Jesus is the personification of God’s word, who, by the mystery of the Eucharist, lives in us. Our Heavenly Father, who used only words to create the world, humbled himself and made his word flesh to dwell among us. The words of his son enter into our spirits through our eyes as we read our Bibles and our ears as we hear the Gospel proclaimed at Mass. Then, as we receive by mouth his body, blood, soul and divinity in the Eucharist, we become a dwelling place for the Lord. What a gift our loving God gave us in his son, Jesus Christ!" — Sue Rick, Our Lady of the Angels, Sauk Centre #advent #advent2019  "Who do you say that I am?" Twenty-four people from across the Diocese of St. Cloud selected a word or phrase that represents who Jesus is to them and have written a reflection on their chosen word — one for each day of the Advent season. #10 - Dec. 10: "Emmanuel comes from St. Matthew’s Nativity account (1:18-23), and it means 'God is with us.' The parents and Jesus face a political situation so set to destroy them that they must flee King Herod’s wrath before he annihilates the family. Matthew also has the mandate, 'I was a stranger and you welcomed me' (25:35). I cannot help connecting all the dots to the situation along our southern border, where the separation policy has destroyed both young and old. In this case, our country ignores the Gospel injunction and instead stands with King Herod in responding to Emmanuel. Advent calls us to do better." — Benedictine Father Michael Patella, St. John’s Abbey and University #advent #advent2019  "Who do you say that I am?" Twenty-four people from across the Diocese of St. Cloud selected a word or phrase that represents who Jesus is to them and have written a reflection on their chosen word — one for each day of the Advent season. #9 - Dec. 9: "My name for Jesus is 'treasure.' Recently reading Matthew 6:21, 'Where your treasure is, there your heart is also,' I was startled to hear myself wondering, 'What is my treasure?' Well, for Pete’s sake, Jesus is my treasure. Why else am I a Franciscan sister? Over 60 years ago I, like the farmer in Matthew 13:44, found a treasure in a field and sold all I had to buy that field. That treasure was then, and is now, Jesus." — Franciscan Sister Jan Kilian, Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls #advent #advent2019
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