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		<title>On Spy Wednesday a Look at the Sins of the Clergy</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2010/03/sins-of-the-clergy-an-invitation-to-healing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday of Holy Week is traditionally called “Spy Wednesday” since it is this day when Judas conspired with the Temple Leadership to hand Jesus over. He would accomplish his task the evening of the next day, but today he makes arrangements to hand Jesus over.
One way to reflect on this terrible sin is to reflect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do You Think of Catholic Preaching?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I talk with Catholics who have left the Church, the number one reason I get that they left was poor preaching.This is especially true of those who left for the Evangelical Churches. Catholic priests as a group have the reputation of being poor preachers. I think there are several reasons for this.

The expected length [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Preaching &#8211; What do you Think?</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/07/uh-oh-catholic-preaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I talk with Catholics who have left the Church, the number one reason I get that they left was poor preaching.This is especially true of those who left for the Evangelical Churches. Catholic priests as a group have the reputation of being poor preachers. I think there are several reasons for this.

The expected length [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity on Display &#8211; Priests Learn to Sing the Latin Mass</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/05/diversity-on-display-priests-learn-to-sing-the-latin-mass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Traditional Latin Mass can seem challenging to many priests today for several reasons. First many have not studied or mastered the Latin Language. The Latin of the Mass and Breviary is not difficult Latin but it can take a few years for most to feel comfortable celebrating Mass in that language. Second, the ceremonies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authority to Forgive Sins</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/04/authority-to-forgive-sins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                The Gospel for this Sunday is from John 20:19ff clearly shows him bestowing the authority to forgive sins to his first priests, the Apostles. He breathed on them and said, &#8216;Whose sins you forgive they are forgiven them. Whose sins you retain, they are retained.&#8217;  This passage should not be lightly set aside. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40 Reasons to Come Home &#8211; Reason # 25 Don&#8217;t Block Your Blessings!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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Reason # 25 &#8211; Don&#8217;t block your Blessings!  There are just some things you can&#8217;t get unless you come to Church. Some folks say they can pray at home just fine. Maybe so, but that&#8217;s not all we do or get at Church. Obviously you can&#8217;t receive Holy Communion at home and Jesus warns that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>40 Reasons to Come Home &#8211; Reason # 18 &#8211; The Good Priests</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reason # 18 &#8211; The Good Priests. Much has been written lately about the sins of some priests who horribly committed sexual abuse. May God bless those who were victims of such priests. But the vast majority of priests are good, holy and dedicated men who given themselves selflessly to God and the service of [...]]]></description>
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