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Morning Briefing

Dennis Coday  |  Dec. 11, 2012 NCR Today

Madison, Wis. -- Bishop Robert Morlino cracks down on nuns for espousing 'New Ageism' and 'indifferentism' [1]

Secret Church Files On Abusive LA Priests Could Soon See Light Of Day [2]

L.A. Times asks judge to stop redaction of priest abuse records [3]

NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. [4]You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

Syrian Army Said To Be Readying Chemical Weapons [5]

Book reveals diverse, feisty church in Chicago [6]

Milwaukee, Wis. -- $35 million in parish investment funds off the table in sex abuse case [7]

Hundreds pack inaugural Mass at new USC Catholic Church [8]. Just before the afternoon service, people gathered in the courtyard near Our Savior Church and marveled at the building’s ornate European-type structure, replete with stained glass windows, a 75-foot bell tower and high wooden arches. “The students wanted a church that looks like a church," said the church’s pastor, Father Lawrence Seyer.

Madison, Wis. -- A large Downtown Madison Catholic church is proposing a student housing project on its property [9] three years after another housing proposal at the site hit snags and didn’t move forward.

New Zealand -- Priest admits taking money from church [10]


Source URL (retrieved on 05/22/2013 - 11:46): http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/morning-briefing-867

Links:
[1] http://m.host.madison.com/news/local/bishop-morlino-cracks-down-on-madison-nuns-for-espousing-new/article_37f434d0-4325-11e2-a826-001a4bcf887a.html?comment_form=true
[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/secret-church-files-la_n_2271787.html
[3] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/hierarchy-names-should-not-be-redacted-in-clergy-abuse-files-times-argues.html
[4] http://celebrationpublications.org/dailybread
[5] http://www.npr.org/2012/12/11/166938080/syrian-army-said-to-be-reading-chemical-weapons
[6] http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/book-reveals-diverse-feisty-church-chicago
[7] http://www.jsonline.com/features/religion/35-million-in-parish-investment-funds-off-the-table-in-sex-abuse-case-c07uqgs-182916681.html
[8] http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/12/10/35180/hundreds-pack-sunday-mass-new-usc-catholic-church/
[9] http://host.madison.com/wsj/lifestyles/faith-and-values/religion/in-the-spirit-downtown-catholic-church-to-try-again-with/article_6f37c980-4306-11e2-b218-001a4bcf887a.html
[10] http://courtnews.co.nz/story.php?id=4757