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You don't want to miss these two stories from award-winning contributor Mary Jo McConahay, who went to the Amazon region for us to see how people there are thinking about the synod.
- Catholics in the Amazon await the synod's decisions
- A gracious overnight with an indigenous Catholic family in the Amazon
Columnist Phyllis Zagano has her take on what may come out of the synod: Married priests and women deacons: It's about law, not doctrine
Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister is back on NCR, and she's angry! But don't worry, it's a productive emotion, a virtue, even. See if you agree.
Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia on educating sisters who are in Africa: "Societies expect much from sisters, so there is a need for sisters to become better educated and multi-skilled to be professionally prepared. For sisters, education is a means to improving their service, for improving the lives of people."
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