By Fr. James Barry Part One of this article explored the question “Why issue such a document [Fiducia Supplicans] if nothing has really changed and
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While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
The real purpose of the 2021-2023 Synod is now very clear. But it takes some ability to read between the lines for that clarity to
