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How About a Real Act of Contrition?

By James W. Dolan, May 1, 2010

What will my church do to confront the continuing scandal associated with the sexual abuse of children? In an effort to avoid scandal, church leaders were complicit in efforts to cover up not only serious crimes but also grievous sins. Read more

Is Conscience a Reliable Guide?

By James W. Dolan, November 1, 2009

I had the pleasure of hearing Globe columnist and author James Carroll at a BC High lecture recently. The former Paulist priest's latest book is Practicing Catholic in which he explores the history and development of the institutional church and his concerns about the failure of renewal started at the Second Vatican Council. Read more

Senator to Pope … Pope to Senator

By Staff, special to the BIR, September 1, 2009

Following are excerpts from a letter exchange between Edward M. Kennedy and Pope Benedict XVI in the weeks before Kennedy’s death:

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'He Ascended Into Heaven'

By Msgr. Thomas J. McDonnell, special to the BIR, June 9, 2009

At the time of Sputnik - first space orbit - the cosmonaut hailed as a hero by many blatantly observed that in his travels, he did not find "heaven." It would seem that technology proved that heaven was a myth. Some discussion took place. However, this largely became a footnote in the history of "progress." Read more

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