Tag Archives: US Catholic Bishops

US Catholic Bishops signal the prolongation of their Republican captivity.

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Bob

Your holidays and festivals I detest, they weigh me down, I tire of the load. When you spread out your hands, I close my eyes to you; though you pray the more, I will not listen. Your hands are full … Continue reading →

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A Solitary Episcopal Witness — to the protection of all human life, including those in the way of the US imperial juggernaut.

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Bob

Below is the text of an email I received from Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, an Eastern Rite Catholic priest who is a leading advocate for peace and like me, a critic of the poor response of the US Catholic Bishops … Continue reading →

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The Catholic bishops have no one to blame but themselves.

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Bob

On the first Sunday of Lent, the opinion pages of the New York Times carry a biting editorial comment by Russ Douthat — The End of a Catholic Moment : The collapse in the church’s reputation has coincided with a … Continue reading →

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A note to Archbishop Dolan as he receives the cardinal’s hat.

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Bob

Dear Archbishop Dolan, Whispers in the Loggia reports today an extract from your speech on receiving the honor of becoming a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.  Among other things, you said — For my part, I have to ask … Continue reading →

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Remembering what the US bishops have done to us.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Bob

We (the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker Community) have begun praying a novena of novenas, which is 81 days of prayer and action on behalf of justice, peace, and Creation, that ends on the Nativity of Mary in September.  Besides the … Continue reading →

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