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Sex abuse: Benedict succeeds where John Paul failed

Friday, January 22, 2010
By Bryan Cones
An excellent essay in the UK Guardian by Keith Chappell on next month's meeting between the Irish bishops and Pope Benedict XVI regarding the sex abuse crisis in that country points to a big difference between this pope and the last: a far more robust response to child sex abuse.Many faulted Pope John Paul II, rightly I think, for a slow and insufficiently direct response to the U.S.
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Where the Wild Things Are

Monday, November 9, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are (Warner Brothers, 2009) Almost 45 years after Maurice Sendak's dark little fairy tale first saw the light of day director Spike Jonze has brought this magical children's story to the screen, and the result is equally unsettling and satisfying.
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Please, sir, I want some more

Thursday, October 15, 2009
By goodwink
Please, sir, I want some more
The nation's most vulnerable children are getting the short end of the spending stick.
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Favorite childhood books: Share yours on our forum

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By goodwink
Favorite childhood books: Share yours on our forum
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Marriage of convenience: Changing wedding traditions

Friday, September 25, 2009
By goodwink
Marriage of convenience: Changing wedding traditions
Catholics should find a way to welcome couples whose paths to the altar don't go straight down the center aisle.
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You are what you read

Thursday, September 17, 2009
By goodwink
In choosing a story, simply follow the advice of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, who said, "No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50." In addition to the titles mentioned in the article, here are some suggestions for reading with kids.Classic reads Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr.
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Book marked: Stories to raise your children by

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By goodwink
Book marked: Stories to raise your children by
From nursery rhymes to fantasy anthologies, fill your shelves with stories to raise your children by.
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System update required

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
By goodwink
System update required
How would education expert Father Joseph O'Keefe, S.J. reboot Catholic schools if he could start from scratch? In a time and place not so far away, O'Keefe has imagined a Catholic school utopia where everyone is plugged into the same mission.
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What do you ask for this child?

Sunday, April 26, 2009
By goodwink
What do you ask for this child?
Baptism might not have exactly saved this baby’s life, but it showed his family the power of love and faith.
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Let them just eat cake

Thursday, March 26, 2009
By goodwink
Let them just eat cake
Limos, tiaras, and Build-A-Bears, oh my! It’s time to rein in the birthday madness and return to some old-fashioned fun, games, and values.
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