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	<title>Archdiocese of Washington &#187; suffering</title>
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		<title>What does Heaven Cost? A Meditation on the &#8220;Curse&#8221; of Affluence</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2010/07/what-does-heaven-cost-a-meditation-on-the-curse-of-affluence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heaven costs everything. This is made plain by the parable spoken by the Lord in today&#8217;s Gospel:
The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides  again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of heaven [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Concerning the Question of Evil and the Problem of Suffering</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2010/07/concerning-the-question-of-evil-and-the-problem-of-suffering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To me there are three kinds of atheists, in a broad sense. First there are the lazy ones who simply want little certainty. The trouble with certainty is that, once it is manifest, you have to take a position. They prefer the vague and uncertain. Then no commitments are necessary and life can be pretty well lived as I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pat Robertson Gets it Wrong</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2010/01/pat-robertson-gets-it-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enough ink has already been spilled objecting to Pat Robertson&#8217;s comments describing Haiti&#8217;s disastrous earthquake as the result of a pact they made with the devil 300 years ago. If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with the comments you can view the video below. Not only are the remarks insensitive and ill-timed, but they bespeak an flawed mentality [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Purpose of Problems</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/10/the-purpose-of-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/10/the-purpose-of-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a mystery to suffering. But the word &#8220;mystery&#8221; in the Christian tradition does not refer to something wholly shrouded in darkness and completely unintelligible. Rather &#8220;mystery&#8221; refers to something which is partially revealed, but much of which lies hidden from plain sight. Hence, we cannot fully understand the mystery of human suffering and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Take Up Your Cross</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/09/take-up-your-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/09/take-up-your-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gospel for today has Jesus clearly telling us he must carry his cross and we must carry ours. Generally we flee the cross. But somewhere deep inside we know the need for the cross. Where would you be today without the crosses you learned to carry. The cross is more than suffering, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Martyrs of the Early Church &#8211; Proof of the Power of the Cross</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/08/the-martyrs-of-the-early-church-proof-of-the-power-of-the-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/08/the-martyrs-of-the-early-church-proof-of-the-power-of-the-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some were burned alive, others thrown to wild beasts. Some had their skin flayed off. One had her breasts cut off, another, her eyes gouged out. Some were beheaded, others thrust through with swords. These are the Martyrs and great heroes of the early Church. They suffered much and gained everything. Their death was like [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Pastor and His Cat Explain Suffering</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/04/a-pastor-and-his-cat-explain-suffering/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/04/a-pastor-and-his-cat-explain-suffering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                  Now this video is very homespun but the point Father makes is actually quite good. It is on the question of suffering and a call to humility. Now ,just like me, Father could have gotten to his point just a bit faster by skipping the part on cat vocabulary etc. but it&#8217;s still only [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Wisdom of the Cross</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/04/the-wisdom-of-the-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/04/the-wisdom-of-the-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[               It  is Holy Week and we ponder the many gifts we have received from the Cross that Christ carried for us. The Cross was terrible and difficult but the gain was enormous. So too for the crosses we carry. Think of one thing in your life that you truly value and ponder the sacrifices that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Post-Abortion Healing</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/03/post-abortion-healing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/03/post-abortion-healing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                             Among those who have fallen away from the practice of the faith are some who feel in some way that the Church has rejected them or disapproves of something they have done or are doing. Of those who feel this way are some who have struggled with abortion, one of the great moral issues of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent</title>
		<link>http://blog.adw.org/2009/03/sermon-for-the-fifth-sunday-of-lent/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.adw.org/2009/03/sermon-for-the-fifth-sunday-of-lent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Msgr. Charles Pope</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Gospel for today&#8217;s Mass (B Cycle) we hear Jesus at prayer as he ponders the difficult and painful days just ahead of him. It is now the hour for the Son of Man to be glorified, that is to say, be crucified. Jesus saw it as his glory, that he give his life [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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