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November 13, 2013
Stop everything and read this. It will make your day. Really.
From Rebecca Frech at "Shoved to Them," a testimony that will make you see everything...
November 13, 2013
Kurtz speaks
Check out this video here, from Catholic News Service. The freshly elected president of the...
November 13, 2013
Coping with copes
From an Anglican satiric blog, "The Low Churchman's Guide to the Solemn High Mass": Most...
November 13, 2013
A Protestant writes: “The thing that shocked me most about Pope Francis”
From Zack Hunt at the blog The American Jesus: I’m not Roman Catholic, but he’s...
November 12, 2013
“Journeys to Priesthood”: Must-see video on vocations from Los Angeles
It's described in the current issue of The Tidings: Men preparing for priesthood has increased...
November 12, 2013
Sarah Palin “taken aback” by “kind of liberal” comments of Pope Francis
From CNN: Sarah Palin said she is trying to follow Pope Francis, but is wary of...
November 12, 2013
On Archbishop Kurtz: “He’s very deacon-friendly”
Hearing the news this morning about the election of Louisville's Archbishop Joseph Kurtz as USCCB...
November 12, 2013
Cardinal says Francis has no intention of restricting access to Latin Mass
Details: The former prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy has told a traditionalist group...
November 12, 2013
BREAKING: Bishops elect Kurtz and DiNardo
Details: U.S. Catholic bishops on Tuesday elected Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, as president...
November 12, 2013
Boom: Enrollment strong at Long Island Catholic high schools
From the Just Down the Expressway Desk...some encouraging news from Newsday: Bucking a national trend,...
November 11, 2013
Rise in Italian church attendance pegged to the “Francis Effect”
From Religion News Service: Italy’s Center for Studies on New Religions reported Sunday (Nov. 10)...
November 11, 2013
At annual meeting in Baltimore, bishops invited to Catholic Worker dinner for peace
Details, from the National Catholic Reporter: Tomas Murray, a member of a Catholic Worker community...
November 11, 2013
What it takes to get married in a Catholic church—UPDATED
Most of us know that it varies from parish to parish. Some places will decline...
November 11, 2013
The pope’s new BFF?
From Amy Sullivan in the National Journal: Stephen Colbert may be—as he bragged in character...
November 11, 2013
“Pope Francis” ranks as the most talked about name on the Internet in 2013
From Catholic News Service: Of the 1.83 billion people chatting and posting in English on...
November 11, 2013
Sarah Palin, theologian—UPDATED
National Review takes note of an item in a recent interview with USA TODAY, wherein...
November 11, 2013
Archbishop: no communion for polluters
Details: Archbishop of Naples Crescenzio Sepe didn't mince words when speaking about the issue of...
November 10, 2013
For the Philippines: Pope John Paul’s Stella Maris Prayer
O Mary, Star of the Sea, light of every ocean, guide seafarers across all dark...
November 10, 2013
For Veterans Day: “It was that place that God said, ‘Do you still trust me?'”
From the superlative "Sunday Morning" at CBS, via correspondent David Martin and producer Mary Walsh:...
November 10, 2013
Conservative sentiment on Pope Francis: “I feel kind of thrown under the bus”
From The New York Times: When Pope Francis was elected in March, Bridget Kurt received a small...
November 10, 2013
You, too, can pose with the pope
Seeing this image of me and the pope on the blog a couple days ago, a priest...
November 10, 2013
Homily for November 10, 2013: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
It could easily qualify as the picture of the week—maybe, of the year. Last Wednesday,...
November 09, 2013
Churchy phrases that are scaring off millennials
From a 30-year-old, Addie Zierman, in The Washington Post: The statistics are in. The millennials are...
November 09, 2013
A “Tango Mass”?
Yes, there is such a thing. An Argentine composer introduced it a number of years...
November 09, 2013
Historic: Vatican to put St. Peter’s relics on display for first time
From CNS: For the first time, the bones traditionally believed to be the relics of...
November 09, 2013
It’s Sartorial Saturday!
Kathy Schiffer has taken note of Bishop Jenky having a little fun in the Wild...
November 09, 2013
Vatican says more than 2,600 religious leave their orders every year
Details: According to figures compiled by the Vatican, more than 2,600 priests and consecrated female...
November 09, 2013
On the homily: “God’s voice coming through you”
From the Virginian-Pilot, photographer The'N. Pham has produced this brief glimpse at the world of...
November 08, 2013
Out: Fr. Fugee agrees to leave priesthood
Details: A Roman Catholic priest who was criminally charged with violating a court order to...
November 08, 2013
For the deacon’s bookshelf: “Love Becomes Service,” a look at marriage and the diaconate
This arrived in the mail a few weeks back, and I'm just now delving into...
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