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On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this reflection from Father Daniel Griffith, and our continued prayers for respect for the dignity of life throughout its continuum.

‪Fr. Griffith joined Joe Ruff from The Catholic Spirit to talk about restorative justice, healing, and the path forward.

Archbishop Hebda has appointed Father Dan Griffith, Liaison for Restorative Justice and Healing in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in addition to his assignment as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes and on the faculty at the St. Thomas Law School. To help support this new restorative justice ministry, Archbishop Hebda has also appointed Fr. Bryce Evans to Our Lady of Lourdes as a half-time Parochial Vicar. Both assignments are effective July 1, 2019...

From his recent experience at several forums on the church crisis, and from the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, Fr. Griffith offers a comprehensive reflection on the church crisis through the lens of Biblical and Catholic theology in this article titled, "From the Pit of Destruction to the Grace of Redemption: Biblical and Theological Foundations for the Renewal of the Catholic Church."

The reason we recognize the theme of restoration so prominently manifested on the Feasts of Christmas and Easter is because the work of restoration is central to the mission of Christ. We believe by faith that God’s incarnate love in Christ culminated in the paschal mystery of Christ – his dying and rising. Through the death and resurrection of Christ all of humanity is “wonderfully restored” and indeed reconciled to love of the Father ...

Father Dan Griffith in "The Catholic Spirit" - Many Catholics hope that the unprecedented anti-abuse summit held in Rome will usher in a sea change for the Church in its handling of clergy abuse and the attendant cover-up...

"It's really happening in this room, tonight," Ramsey County Attorney John Choi told those gathered of the archdiocese's progress. "Where there's reconciliation, where people are acknowledging harm that was caused to all sorts of families..."