Category: History

Scandals... and Hope: An Interview with Rod Bennett
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Scandals… and Hope: An Interview with Rod Bennett

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Another day, another Catholic scandal – or that is how it seems lately. If you are like me, you are just sick of it, yesterday already. I felt myself reeling a bit with the news about German bishops, and needing a little balancing support, I decided to run a few questions by my friend Rod […]

"Nothing Dramatic" -- Karl Blake’s War Story
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“Nothing Dramatic” — Karl Blake’s War Story

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“It was nothing dramatic,” says Dr. Karl E. Blake of Wexford, Pennsylvania, retired surgeon and member of the World War II generation, “but it was important, and no one has written about it, at least that I’ve seen.” I got an unexpected call from Dr. Blake last Memorial Day, mid-afternoon, after just returning from the […]