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To: kstewskis
My duty as a bishop is pretty much what the Church asks me to be. Those duties are usually broken into the three categories of teaching, sanctifying, and governing. All three of those are ones I try to do and keep in mind when I review my ministry on a regular basis, whether it be in spiritual direction or a day of prayer. I think that the sanctifying category is the one that was the easiest to get accustomed to as a bishop because as a priest you’re already celebrating sacraments, and the Eucharist is the center of each day, so that wasn’t a big adjustment. But the higher profile in terms of teaching and governing would have to be the bigger challenges.

God bless him.

7 posted on 09/09/2005 9:51:12 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul; kstewskis
Our former Bishop, Arch-Bishop Burke, was very good in letting pro-choice Catholic politicians know that they were not in communion with Catholic teachings.

Unfortunately he caught a lot of flack from Catholics who are ignorant of Catholic teachings or canon law.

11 posted on 09/10/2005 3:47:11 AM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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