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...said he counts among his greatest achievements the endowment of his chair, accomplished last year during the Church??s capital campaign, and the creation of a Choral Fellows program in 2001. The program consists of an elite group of ten singers who perform at Morning Prayers and represent the choir at special events...
Standing at Memorial Church??s guilded-eagle podium, Prital S. Kadakia ’06 read John Gillespie Magee Jr.’s poem “High Flight” in honor of the dead astronauts...
...Catechism of the Catholic Church calls homosexual acts “objectively disordered,” which does not mean that homosexuality is believed to be a disorder. It means that sexual acts outside of the frame of procreation disobey the Church??s teaching on sexual economy. Acts are condemned and not inclinations: the Catechism also teaches that “everyone, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept his [sic] sexual identity,” and it specifically calls for the treatment of sexual minorities with respect and compassion. The Church does not believe that homosexual individuals...
...power of God’s forgiveness. St. Therese of Lisieux wrote, “Jesus has forgiven me more than St. Mary Magdalene [a prostitute and disciple of Jesus] since He forgave me in advance by preventing me from falling.” This speaks eloquently of the Church??s message that, as great as is the tendency of all humans to sin, the forgiveness of God is more powerful. Catholics teach and are taught not to condemn or punish, but to love and forgive others with this same richness. While current teachings surrounding homosexual marriage could...
...Harvard Foundation sponsored an open reception in the Church??s Buttrick Room after the service, allowing community members to reflect on the service and King’s vision...