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Sorry it’s been quiet around here. I was out all day — and it was quite an adventure. I was invited to give the keynote at the convocation of deacons in the Archdiocese of Atlanta — so I was up at 3:30 (yes, a.m.) to get to the airport before 5, and catch a 6 [...]
Every Friday, it seems, there’s another significant statement released in the ongoing story of Fr. Corapi — and this Friday was no different. Late today, EWTN came out in defense of its decision to pull all of the priest’s programming. Details, from the station’s website: The Eternal Word Television Network said its decision to halt [...]
Santa Cruz Media, which owns and distributes Fr. John Corapi’s CDs and DVDs has posted the following statement on his website: We are a secular corporation and not affiliated with the Catholic Church in any way. As such, we are not under the jurisdiction of any bishop or other official in the Catholic Church, although [...]
Further proof that there’s a blog for everyone, and about everything: word from across the pond that there’s now a blog up and running that pays tribute to the traditional headgear worn by priests. (Below, an image of one being worn by deacons!) You can visit the blog, Domus Birettarum, to see more for yourself. [...]
More than a few people in comments here and elsewhere have compared Fr. John Corapi to Padre Pio — most significantly because both men, while renowned for their faith and their piety, faced very public accusations of scandal. Padre Pio, of course, was also charged with having multiple affairs and, like Fr. Corapi, had his [...]
A few people in the comments have offered legal help to the accused priest. Please note: I will not post addresses or phone numbers. I have no way of verifying whether they are legitimate, and can’t vouch for the people posting them. I’m sure, in the 10 days since he first learned of the allegations, [...]
An unusual image of the beloved saint, below, from the great John Collier. As the artist explains: “Joseph dressed as a carpenter with the Child Jesus standing beside him. Jesus holds a plumb line to say that He, as the Plumb Line, is a fixed point against which all else can be measured.” Litany of [...]
Yep. Simcha Fischer has all the details: When I spotted this app, I was delighted to see that it’s extremely similar to my Creighton chart. It’s designed for the Billings Ovulation Method, which tracks a woman’s cervical fluid to establish times of fertility. (NB: I’m using a Billings app for a Creighton method of charting, and [...]
Seriously. She makes her debut today at Patheos, with a lovely and lyrical column that she calls “Book of Sparks.” She explains where that name comes from, and concludes with this gorgeous Ash Wednesday meditation: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” the priest will say today, as he makes the [...]
Last night, several friends from NET took me out to Junior’s in Times Square to celebrate my new job. It was a wonderful night, and reminded me of something I scribbled down several years ago: “Friendship is, at its best, a prayer. It is, after all, an act of faith. It is sacred. It is [...]
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