The Ordinary time of the year makes up the largest part of our liturgical calendar, and it represents our day-by-day life in this world, as we deal with our daily responsibilities to God, Church, family, friends, work, school and our community and nation; in other words, everything that we are “ordinarily” called to do in our daily lives. These summer months, during which we have more time to relax and catch up on what we find ourselves saying we have no time for due to our busy schedules, provide us with a great opportunity to remind ourselves of what is important in our lives, and to renew our commitments to all the ordinarily important relationships in our lives.
As we join together to celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, many of us do so with a sense of shock, shame, and sadness in our hearts in light of the widespread recent news coverage of past clerical abuse by individuals in leadership within the Catholic Church.
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Al unirnos para celebrar el vigésimo domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, muchos de nosotros lo hacemos con una sensación de conmoción, vergüenza y tristeza en nuestros corazones a la luz de la amplia cobertura reciente de noticias sobre abusos pasados por parte del clero en el liderazgo dentro de la Iglesia Católica
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— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued the following statement after a series of meetings with members of the USCCB's Executive Committee and other bishops.
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Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement today in regard to the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report involving the six Catholic Dioceses in that State. Bishop Bradley’s statement follows:
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Celebrating the End of Summer and Beginning of Fall 2018. As families continue to enjoy the outdoors and celebrate the season with family reunions, weddings, baby showers, graduations, and other activities...Let us remember to protect and take good care of our neighborhoods, parks, roadsides and any other places entrusted to us by God, Creator of all good things...
Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement today in regards to recent allegations of sexual abuse within the Church, and in solidarity with the statement issued by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Bradley’s statement follows:
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