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Kudos.


Finally a Catholic publication with guts! I hope the fate of America and forced-out editor Tom Reese will not be yours.

Your January cover story on women in the church by Ren4e LaReau is truly commendable. The Examined Life ("Guess who's not coming to dinner Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner may refer to the following:
  • Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (Will & Grace) – an episode of Will & Grace
  • Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (Yes, Dear episode) – an episode of Yes, Dear
") by Bryan Cones on the reception of Communion was also a joy to read; it will be a handout at our Christmas Eve Mass.

We are a small parish within the framework of the Catholic Church in America. All of what was stated in the January Sounding Board ("Good things come in small parishes") by Sister Gall Gensler, O.S.F. speaks volumes to us. We refer to ourselves as the Catholic church without all the human laws.

Father Joseph C. Spina, O.S.F.

Oakland Park Oakland Park is the name of several places in the United States:
  • Albert Oakland Park in Columbia, Missouri
  • Oakland Park, Florida, a city
  • Oakland Park, Missouri, a former village
, Fla.

U.S. CATHOLIC continues to make important contributions to the life of the church. I find myself in the unfamiliar position of not getting my episcopal e·pis·co·pal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to a bishop.

2. Of, relating to, or involving church government by bishops.

3. Episcopal Of or relating to the Episcopal Church.
 nose out of joint about the issues you openly, frankly, and honestly confront, nor the editorial positions you take. They are the issues I hear the Catholic lay faithful I encounter discussing. On such matters as cleansing of chalices and Communion cups, they roll their eyes.

Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen

Bishop emeritus e·mer·i·tus  
adj.
Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus.

n. pl.
 of Amarillo, Texas “Amarillo” redirects here. For other uses, see Amarillo (disambiguation).
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.
 
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Title Annotation:you may be right: letters
Author:Matthiesen, Leroy T.
Publication:U.S. Catholic
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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