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Cardinal George asks Fr. Pfleger to take leave from parish post
Posted on Jun 4, 2008 05:26am CST.By Catholic News Service
CHICAGO -- A Chicago Catholic priest criticized for a speech in which he mocked Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has been temporarily removed from his pastoral duties by Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago.
In a statement released late June 3, Cardinal George said though Fr. Michael Pfleger doesn't agree that he should take a leave of absence from his post as pastor of Chicago's St. Sabina Catholic Church "I have nevertheless asked him to use this opportunity to reflect on his recent statements and actions in the light of the church's regulations for all Catholic priests."
Some spiritual alternatives to trashy beach reading
Posted on Jun 4, 2008 09:07am CST.| NCR Book Club |
Review by KRISTEN CAMPBELL, Religion News Service
It’s that time of year again when we hit the road and head to the beach, mountains, valleys or maybe just a comfortable chair in climate-controlled environs.
As sure as we are to slide sunglasses and stuff T-shirts into duffels, many of us are liable to pack those books we’ve meant to at least scan, along with a few we hope to really read.
There are the tomes intended to stretch our spirits, challenge our minds and comfort our souls. Some, we hope, will remove us from our realities for a little while. Others we procure precisely to gain tools we might apply to living each day.
These new releases might do all those things:
