By Eugene J. Fisher Catholic News Service “Polarization in the U.S. Catholic Church” includes the presentations of 19 scholars, parish activists, clergy and laypeople at a conference of the same title held in 2015 at the University of Notre Dame. Each author was allowed to expand and modify their original remarks based upon what they…
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Fascinating format can promote understanding among religions
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By Eugene J. Fisher “The Jesus Dialogues: Jesus Speaks With Religious Founders and Leaders” by Brennan R. Hill. Resource Publications (Eugene, Oregon, 2015). 216 pp., $26. The year 2015 represents the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s landmark declaration on interreligious relations, “Nostra Aetate.” This book is a most appropriate way for undergraduates and…
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League president heralds advantages to self, society of being Catholic
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There are few, if any, surprises when one reads a Bill Donohue book. The president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is a promoter of Christian living in general and the Catholic faith in particular; he defends both when they are attacked by government, media, organizations, academia and individuals. “The Catholic Advantage”…
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Tomeo: ‘God’s Bucket List’ helps align your goals with God’s
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Author brings boy Jesus’ three-day detour in Jerusalem to life
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Dearborn — When Chris Stepien made a promise to say a decade of the rosary every day, he did not think it would lead him to write a historical fiction novel about Jesus’s childhood. Going through a period of many hardships, including illness and family troubles, the author of “Three Days: The Search for the…
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In ‘Dangers to the Faith,’ Kresta challenges Catholicism’s opponents
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DETROIT — Catholicism is under attack. Not that that’s anything new. Since the dawn of the Church, the devil has always used the secular culture to confuse and skew the truth through deception and distraction. The forms of attack have changed from age to age, but the agenda remains the same. For Catholics, the challenge…