Archbishop broglio biography books
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Catholic publisher reissuing book with release of Jagerstatter biopic
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the release of a film biography of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, the conscientious objector who was martyred by the Nazis, Orbis Books is reissuing its 10-year-old collection of the Austrian farmer’s letters and other writings from prison.
Director Terence Malick, who directed “A Hidden Life,” which had its U.S. premiere Dec. 13, obtained the rights to adapt Jagerstatter’s prison writings for use in the movie’s screenplay.
The Orbis book, Franz Jagerstatter: Letters and Writings From Prison, now has a new cover featuring a still from “A Hidden Life.” The 2009 original featured a photograph of Jagerstatter on the cover. But what’s inside — especially the letters to his wife, Fani — are interspersed throughout the script to “A Hidden Life,” which also was written by Malick.
“This goes back quite a long way,” said Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, during a Dec. 17 phone interv
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If his first press conference is any indication of what is in store for him over the next three years, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president-elect of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, may be in for a bit of a bumpy ride—and with him the church in the United States. In just a few short minutes after being introduced to the press for the first time as president-elect of the conference on Nov. 15, the archbishop was asked about his past relationship with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, whether or not he still believed that homosexuality in the priesthood was among the primary drivers of the church’s clerical abuse crisis and, finally, whether his election to the U.S.C.C.B presidency signified a continued estrangement among bishops in the United States from the aims and hopes of Pope Francis for the global church.
Archbishop Broglio neatly batted away each challenging question without losing his cool, but the tough Q&A suggests that his past will affect perceptions of his impend
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One for the History Books
The New Year brings new things as well as the renewal of things past. During the next few months, several of our MCCW Regions will be samling again for the first time in four years.
You may recall that in 2021 each region held its own virtual event and then all came together for Mass via Zoom with Archbishop Broglio at the Divine Mercy Shrine in Massachusetts. inom was visiting upstate New York at the time and was privileged to be asked to be the Lector for the Mass. Due to COVID restrictions, only Patti Ramos, NE Regional Coordinator, was allowed to attend. There were more people on the altar than in the pews.
Over the history of MCCW, women from chapel ministries have gathered in various configurations to be tillsammans to share their faith, to support each other, and to exchange ideas. This has been more easily accomplished in some areas and regions than others.
When inom was first involved with MCCW, while living in Europe in the late 70s, there w