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September 2013

September 06, 2013
People attending a candlelight vigil in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2012...
September 06, 2013
Given the pope's penchant for calling anyone and everyone, I'm surprised there haven't been more...
September 05, 2013
Who wouldn't want to be remembered like this? A reader sent this my way, and...
September 05, 2013
Take a look.  You'll get a glimpse of Your Humble Blogger, and the deacon I...
September 05, 2013
Take a look.  You’ll get a glimpse of Your Humble Blogger, and the deacon I...
September 05, 2013
The USCCB president has written a letter to the U.S. president: September 4, 2013 President...
September 05, 2013
Check it out: "Praying for Peace in Syria."  This has very good videos and news...
September 05, 2013
In the New York Times the other day, Frank Bruni hit on something that's been...
September 05, 2013
A valuable overview, from the National Catholic Reporter:  Traditionally, moral theologians have argued that to...
September 04, 2013
I needed this. From the Orthodox, via Leah Libresco: "Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst command...
September 04, 2013
Photo: by Huy Mach Details from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  It has stood up to...
September 04, 2013
I got this e-mail this morning from Kampala, Uganda: I am a Ugandan Catholic, aged...
September 04, 2013
Here's Part 1 from last night. I'll add the second part when they make it...
September 03, 2013
Tonight, EWTN unveiled one of its most ambitious undertakings ever: a nightly Catholic news program,...
September 03, 2013
A little diaconal news from my neighbors to north in Toronto, Canada, via the Catholic...
September 03, 2013
From the Washington Times:  Bishop Thomas Paprocki is not the kind of Catholic leader who...
September 03, 2013
From Politico: Geraldo Rivera has been uninvited to speak at Duquesne University after posting a...
September 03, 2013
Details:  The Italian prelate who was Pope Benedict's righthand man in theVatican during his scandal-dogged papacy...
September 02, 2013
If you haven't seen it, take a look at this video from the weekend, wherein...
September 02, 2013
Seminarian Jeremy Canna becomes Deacon Jeremy Canna, at the hands of Brooklyn's Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio....
September 02, 2013
From today's homily:  Where there is God there is no hatred, envy or jealousy, and...
September 02, 2013
The evidence, from HuffPo:  During the act, Twitter exploded with commentary about the performance. One...
September 02, 2013
I'm being ironic. The fact is: there are abundant signs of life and hope that...
September 02, 2013
Photo by Alex Garcia The story, from the Chicago Tribune:  Please don't let him die....
September 02, 2013
From the Irish Times:  Poet Seamus Heaney was remembered at his funeral Mass in Dublin today as...
September 01, 2013
It's a phenomenon that's been developing for a while. Now, the Norfolk Daily News in...
September 01, 2013
From Vatican Insider:  “No more war!” Francis cried out at today's Angelus prayer in St....
September 01, 2013
After yesterday's ordination of transitional deacons, I decided to rework my homily for this Sunday,...
September 01, 2013
A little diaconal news from my neighbors to north in Toronto, Canada, via theCatholic Register: ...
September 01, 2013
Here's a nice piece of deacon news out of Connecticut: The Anti-Defamation League will honor...
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