Father Norm's Notebook
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Celebrating Vatican II

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Not everyone in the Catholic world is eager to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Writing from Rom...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Value of History

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I have been reading M. Edmund Hussey's new book Archbishop Purcell of Cincinnati . Father Hussey is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cinci...
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

A Climate of Fear

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Fear is an emotional response to the threat of danger. It often induces flight or excessive caution. Sometimes it paralyzes. "Do not...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

AUSCP - A Voice for Priests

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Fifty priests from nine dioceses in five states gathered in Columbus , Ohio , on January 24, 2012, for a regional meeting of the newly for...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Sign of the Cross

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It is said that the oldest extant depiction of Jesus' crucifixion is a piece of griffito found on the wall of a building unearthed on on...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Catechists or Theologians?

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Are priests, pastors, preachers supposed to be catechists or theologians? In 1992 Pope John Paul II formally issued Catechism of the Catho...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Mystery of Church

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The unfolding of the history of the Church remains a mystery. This institution/community/herald/sacrament/servant which is charged by Jes...
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Fr Norm
Cincinnati, OH, United States
A priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 1970. After ten years of high school teaching, a few years as an associate pastor, and twenty-six years as a pastor, I retired from parish administration to write, preach parish missions across the country, and teach catechetical courses and conferences.
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