Front page coverage was recently accorded by the Providence Journal to the plight of a contemporary atheist who felt intimidated by vocal believers from both Christian and Moslem backgrounds. This high-school teacher From England, who admits to being a fallen away Anglican, claims to have put aside any semblance of his former faith and thinks now merely of the day ahead. The number of atheists, still very small but sadly increasing, is seen by some as a reaction to the militancy of conservative Christians and belligerent Moslems. The self avowed English atheist, speaking for like-minded unbelievers, observed that “there is a feeling that religion is being forced on an unwilling public....”
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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10/11/07
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Consider these words of a well-known woman religious: “It is not without reason that I have dwelt upon this period of my life at such length. I know well that nobody will derive any pleasure from …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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10/4/07
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Catholics have long been taught that sin falls into various categories. There is the original sin of our first parents and the actual sins committed everyday. There are mortal sins with grave …
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By Fr. John Kiely
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9/27/07
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It was probably about 25 years ago that Values Clarification techniques first appeared on the educational scene – including public schools, parish schools and religious education programs.
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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9/6/07
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The new Wal-Mart on Silver Spring Street in Providence is very handy for anyone, like me, who is heading toward Woonsocket. Route 146 is a minute from the superstore’s parking lot.
The other …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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8/30/07
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The word limbo usually brings to mind the situation conjured up by medieval theologians to explain the eternal status of unbaptized infants.
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BY FATHER JOHN KILEY
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8/9/07
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Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, PA, has taken great exception to the proposed new translation of the Mass into English.
In a recent article in America magazine, his Excellency quoted the …
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By Fr. John A. Kiley
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7/26/07
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Every Roman Catholic might not observe all the traditional, religious practices associated with the death of a loved one. And, chances are, every Jewish believer does not carry out each prescription …
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BY FR. JOHN KILEY
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7/26/07
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Precious Blood Sister Joyce Ann Zimmerman, in her succinct publication “The Ministry of Liturgical Environment” rightly notes that the contrast of the church building as the Domus Dei (House of …
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Fr. John Kiley
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6/7/07
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Sometime in the 1960s, a news item appeared indicating that in the event of nuclear war in Europe, Pope Paul VI would take refuge in Quebec City, Canada, assured of a welcome and warm reception in …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/21/07
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Any curious person picking up the Christian Scriptures and reading them with an open mind must be struck by the prominent role that St. Peter holds throughout the Gospels, Acts and various letters …
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by Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/19/07
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If one can believe the conservative Web logs on the internet, every priest in Christendom will soon be offering the old Tridentine Latin Mass in parish churches and private oratories throughout the …
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by Fr. John A. Kiley
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4/5/07
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The festivities of the Christmas holiday and the solemnities of Holy Week might at first glance seem to have nothing in common. Christmas is all wreaths and lights and sleigh bells and presents and …
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by Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/29/07
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A local politician explained his stance on same-sex marriage by saying, "If two people love one another, who am I to stand in the way of their marrying?"
The truth is that marriage is about much …
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by Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/22/07
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A bishop on the West Coast entertains his candidates for Holy Orders by regaling them with tales about his dealing with other bishops and then informs the candidates that he would not be surprised to …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/15/07
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The premier English language poet of the last century, T.S.Eliot, was quoting Beaudelaire, the distinguished French language poet of the 19th century, when he wrote, "The spirit kills; it is the …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/8/07
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Sts. Matthew, Mark and Luke write of Jesus' glorious transfiguration on Mount Tabor in their Gospel accounts. St. John characteristically makes no mention of this incident since, for the Fourth …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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3/1/07
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His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Arinze of Rome, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has distinguished himself lately as a defender of Roman Catholic …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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2/15/07
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Soren Kirkegaard, the Danish Lutheran 19th century philosopher, understood Christianity to be an "either/or" proposition. Christians could have either heaven or earth, either spirit or flesh, either …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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2/8/07
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The trouble with post-Vatican II Catholicism is that it doesn't leave many free evenings.
Oscar Wilde first made this remark about socialism and Richard John Neuhaus has wisely applied it our …
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Fr. John A. Kiley
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2/1/07
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