THE COUP AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: THE 1968 REVOLUTION IN AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATION St. Francis of Assisi

THE COUP AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: THE 1968 REVOLUTION IN AMERICAN CATHOLIC EDUCATION St. Francis of Assisi1968 witnessed perhaps the greatest revolution in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. It was led by Fr. Charles Curran, professor of theology, at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington DC. More than 500 theologians signed a "Statement of Dissent" that declared Catholics were not bound in conscience to follow the Church's teaching in the encyclical of Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae. The encyclical declared that

including the bishops

and to seekers curious about one of Catholicism’s defining but least understood elements

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

to confess his sins and proclaim God's goodness

are only repeating a very stale formula contradicted by a very striking fact

The mysteries of Mary's life are signs that truly point us to the saving grace of Jesus

the remorse of the damned

Some of the topics include a prayer response to the meditation some request your input and reflection

How these 17 saints used prayer

which daily life on this battlefield is causing already

at the Offertory

we are beginning to see a renewal of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament