Fr. Bob's Corner

Neusner commented on the pope’s book in an article published on May 29 in the Israeli newspaper “The Jerusalem Post.” Rabbi Jacob Neusner States: “Someone once called me the most contentious person he had ever known. Now I have met my match. Pope Benedict XVI is another truth-seeker.
We are in for interesting times.”

His (Rabbi Neusner) is the first important commentary on “Jesus of Nazareth” on the part of an authoritative non-Christian religious representative – the first, more importantly, on the part of a member of the Jewish faith: (Read full article at this link)
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TORONTO – Raising kids with the faith of their heritage has become a political hot button in the run up to this fall’s Ontario election. Read More:

The Catholic Register – Catholic schools under fire

OTTAWA – On June 1, Pope Benedict XVI made three Episcopal appointments in Canada and accepted two resignations, close on the heels of recent appointments to Ottawa, Edmonton and Saint John, N.B.
Read More:
The Catholic Register – Pope makes flurry of episcopal appointments

APARECIDA, Brazil (National Catholic Reporter) – Rumors of the death of liberation theology, it would appear, have been a bit exaggerated, at least judging by the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida, Brazil, May 13-31 – though it didn’t exactly emerge with a clean bill of health. Read more:

National Catholic Register: Separating wheat from chaff, bishops draw on legacy of liberation theology – Catholic Online