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$hepherds $hearing $heep — Part 5: Case cont’d: “Planning Damage”

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series $hepherds $hearing $heepReminder: blue text is update to the “Case Study: St. Mary Rushville”, appended to the letter to Mr. Cuomo.  See $hepherds $hearing $heep...

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John Allen Jr. speaks to Rochester’s Ministerium

As previously reported by Mike, the nearly ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr. sadly still writing for the ultra-liberal dissenting National Catholic Reporter (as Fr Z says) was here in Rochester this week...

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Another Mystery on the Front Lawn

It’s a Mystery, but here are six clues.  We’re trying to figure out “What happened?”  What do you think? Clue #1:  Check out the list of dissenters from the teaching of the Catholic Church, and notice...

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Cleansing Fire’s Worst Hits

Update on 2011-09-24:  I originally posted this back in June.  I’ve been working behind the scenes to organize the site a little more and thus updated this post accordingly.  I’m bringing it back to...

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Unfair Pastoral Planning Results

In spite of all the lip service given to fairness and input from parishioners, consensus and “no secret plans,” the DoR pastoral planning process has been rife with manipulation, secrecy and results...

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Zeal for Thy House Will Consume Me — Part XX — Courier Between the Lines

This entry is part 20 of 21 in the series Zeal for Thy HouseThe following article appeared in this week’s e-Courier, and was also contained in the September Newspaper Catholic Courier, Regional Finger...

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Gay Affirming Catholic Churches in Rochester, NY

According to gaychurch.org: Gay Church is a web site dedicated to ministering to the gay and lesbian Christian community (GLBT) and friends of our community. We feature one of the largest gay and...

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Does “sexual orientation” have a place in your parish’s mission statement?

Does “sexual orientation” have a place in your parish’s mission statement? Fr. Joseph Marcoux of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Ithaca seems to think so: We are so pleased that you chose to celebrate...

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What about the “Pastoral Minister” title?

If you haven’t yet caught up with   http://spiritualpilgrim.dor.org/ you may not have seen the use of the title “Pastoral Minister”  there.  At least two women are given that title on the site.  One is...

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Courier Commentary #1: Intrinsic Evil Trumps Prudential Judgment

My experience with the Diocesan Courier has been that my comments have not been accepted for several years, no matter the subject, and no matter that they conform in all ways to the guidelines.  So I...

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Rochester Catholic Women’s Conference

The Second Annual Rochester Catholic Women’s Conference will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Aquinas Institute.  If you remember, last year the event was sold out and there were many women who...

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Inaugural men’s conference set for May 16

Inaugural men’s conference set for May 16 By Mike Latona/Catholic Courier The conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in the gymnasium of St. John Fisher College in...

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