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November 2013

November 08, 2013
From FoxNews.com:  On a rainy afternoon last Spring, American pastor Eric Foley and his wife...
November 08, 2013
  Photo: Tony Avelar/Christian Science Monitor From the Christian Science Monitor:  In the soft light...
November 08, 2013
Great shot of Francis from Wednesday's audience.  Read all about it. 
November 08, 2013
Using that stunning picture from earlier in the week as a starting point, CNS has...
November 08, 2013
Aleteia has a roundup of reaction from prominent Catholic theologians and priests to the news...
November 08, 2013
I'm back from my quick jaunt to Washington, which actually was a quick jaunt to...
November 07, 2013
Hey, why not? Details: Rutgers University freshmen are getting a dose of Bruce Springsteen-style religion...
November 07, 2013
I'm taking a little train trip: I'm headed to Washington this morning to  take part...
November 06, 2013
From the Idaho Catholic Register:    On Oct. 26 in St. John Cathedral in Boise,...
November 06, 2013
The indefatigable and inexhaustible and relentlessly prolific Elizabeth Scalia has done it again. Dammit. The...
November 06, 2013
When was the last time you heard an archbishop discuss preaching this way:  Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates...
November 06, 2013
The man from Assisi kissed a leper. And so, today, the man from Buenos Aires...
November 06, 2013
From Rorate Caeli:  At the very least it signals that the Medjugorje Commission is still actively investigating...
November 06, 2013
  Photo: by Will Lew Check out this item from the Wall Street Journal:  Inside...
November 06, 2013
Some around the Internets are shocked, simply shocked, that the Obamas did this.  (Read some comments...
November 06, 2013
Will Duquette writes about my other life in doo wop. The cat's out of the...
November 05, 2013
Who could forget the amazing saga of Paul Potts, who set the template for Susan...
November 05, 2013
Part of it is to "smile and be merry." (see the meme!)  But there's some...
November 05, 2013
From News.va:  The preparatory document for next year’s Synod of Bishops on the Family was...
November 05, 2013
From the Christian Post:  A preview of a successfully crowd-funded musical that sets the story of Jesus'...
November 05, 2013
That's the gist of his homily from this morning:  At the heart of Christianity is...
November 05, 2013
Details, from The New York Times: A group of Roman Catholic scholars has called on...
November 04, 2013
This wonderful testimony has now gone viral. If you haven't read it yet, take a...
November 04, 2013
Images like this were popping up on social media yesterday: The story: The person registered...
November 04, 2013
Details:  Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) announced he’s gay in an Op-Ed article published by Maine newspapers Monday,...
November 04, 2013
Really?  REALLY?  Two first impressions: It's German. And you would be hard-pressed to find anyone...
November 04, 2013
Here you go: the epic musical re-interpreted as a lesson in sharing cookies.
November 04, 2013
Photo: Fr. Yiu Sing Lucas Chan This report is gaining traction, from the Sunday Times...
November 03, 2013
We installed new altar servers at my parish this morning: 38 kids, the largest class...
November 03, 2013
As one reader noted, on sending this to me, "Leave it to the Anglicans." Check...
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