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faithful made no reference at all to those abused, those who abused, or those who concealed the abuse.\u00a0 Musically, one might argue that the opening song (Bernadette Farrell\u2019s \u201cChrist Be Our Light\u201d) and the closing song (Michael Joncas\u2019 \u201cOn Eagle\u2019s Wings\u201d) expressed a sense of longing for guidance and of trust in God but speaking for myself, I was hoping for something stronger, with a clearer sense of lament and frustration.\u00a0 I was \/ am unable to come up with specific suggestions, however.<\/p>\n<p>I am wondering how the worship in your assemblies addressed or did not address this week\u2019s news about abuse in Pennsylvania apart from whatever was said or not said in the homily.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am wondering how worship addressed or did not address the abuse in Pennsylvania, apart from the 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