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My Holy-Week Peace (Becoming Catholic, Part III)

Mark White Knestout’s Trash Title: My Holy-Week Peace (Becoming Catholic, Part III) Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 12APR2022 When the hand-held candles light up the church, with the Paschal Candle in front of the altar, at the beginning of the Easter Vigil: Christ triumphs, and we rejoice. The ritual of

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John Allen vs. David von Drehle + Update from the Gulag

Knestout Lifts White’s Suspension Title:  John Allen vs. David von Drehle + Update from the Gulag Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 29JAN2022 Six hundred fifty-three years ago yesterday, a solemn procession carried the bodily remains of St. Thomas Aquinas into the French city of Toulouse. They deposited his bones in

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Assumption Day, 2021

Mark White Assumption Day Title: Assumption Day, 2021 Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 15AUG2021 Today, some 1,978 years ago, our Lady finished her earthly pilgrimage, and the Lord took her to Himself. Mary went to heaven, body and soul. Thirteen years ago today, this little weblog began. And right around

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Father Mark White continues to fight for his faith

ABC13News Father Mark White Title: Father Mark White continues to fight for his faith Author: Daniel Crews Publisher: wset.com/ABC13News Date: 22JUL2021 Father Mark White is fighting to keep his position within the Catholic Church. Bishop Barry Knestout is pushing for his removal from the church, entirely. (Kaicey Baylor | WSET) ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WSET) —It

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Being Catholic Now, Q4: Two Letters

Jenny Grosvenor Mark White Title: Being Catholic Now, Q4: Two Letters Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 19JUL2021 In October of 1994, Jenny Grosvenor received a letter from the priest-principal of her late husband’s Catholic high school. It was obviously a form letter. It had no salutation, no “Dear…” Instead, the

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Catholic priest outspoken about clergy abuse faces removal as Richmond Bishop petitions The Vatican

WRIC Father Mark White Title: Catholic priest outspoken about clergy abuse faces removal as Richmond Bishop petitions The Vatican Author: Kerri O’Brien Publisher: WRIC.com Date: 13JUL2021 A Virginia priest could be removed from priesthood. He continued to blog about the Catholic Church sex abuse scandals even after the Catholic Diocese of Richmond Bishop ordered him

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The Cult of Secrecy

Mark White Kieran Tapsell Title: The Cult of Secrecy Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 22JUN2021 On November 21, 2019, Bishop Barry Knestout appeared unexpectedly at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He insisted on meeting privately with me. (The bishop had the Vicar General with him.) The

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Quick Update and Request

Dismiss From Clerical State Title: Quick Update and Request Author: Father Mark White Publisher: Father Mark White Blog Date: 07MAY2021 Last month I wrote my bishop, Barry Knestout. I asked if we could work together with a mediator, or with a brother priest, or with anyone he might think helpful, in order to try to

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Clergy sex abuse survivors and whistleblower priests join together for healing and worship

Whistleblower Priests Clergy Abuse Title: Clergy sex abuse survivors and whistleblower priests join together for healing and worship Author: Kimberly Curth Publisher: Fox8Live.com Date: 24FEB2021 NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Survivors and whistleblower priests are joining together in an unconventional way. They’ve found common ground in their personal experiences speaking out about clergy sexual abuse while

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