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Psychology and Seminarians

November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Interview With Psychologist Frank Moncher
By Karna Swanson
Although the use of psychology in seminaries is not new, a recent document on the topic could help to clarify both its role and usefulness in houses of formation, says psychologist Frank Moncher.
Moncher, who received his doctorate from the University of South Carolina, is an associate professor and director [...]

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Becket Fund Awards Archbishop Chaput

November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Archbishop Charles Chaput’s defense of the faith and action on behalf of religion in the public sector will be recognized with the Canterbury Medal.
The archbishop of Denver will be given this honor in a banquet hosted in May by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
The fund is an international, interfaith law firm that strives to [...]

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US Bishops on Economic Crisis

November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the statement Cardinal Francis George, the president of the U.S. episcopal conference, published today on the economic crisis. Titled “Solidarity at a Time of Economic Crisis,” the text was approved today by the bishops during their three-day fall assembly, under way in Baltimore through Thursday.
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As the Catholic bishops of the United [...]

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Vatican Aide Cautions Obama on Ethics

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The president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry is warning the president elect of the United States that it is unethical to give the green light to embryonic stem-cell research.
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragán said this today during a press conference to present the dicastery’s upcoming international conference on child illness. He was responding [...]

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2 Nuns Kidnapped in Kenya

November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Two women religious were kidnapped in Kenya by a group of armed men Monday evening. Neither the identity nor the motive of the assailants is known.
Sisters Caterina Giraudo and Maria Teresa Oliviero, 67 and 61, of the Italian Contemplative Missionary Movement Father de Foucauld, were taken Monday night in northeast Kenya, close to the Somalia [...]

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