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July 2013

July 27, 2013
[Click here for readings.] When I was four or five years old, my mother took...
July 26, 2013
That's the headline accompanying the piece below in the Columbus Dispatch. The headline and story,...
July 26, 2013
Details:  Pope Francis has shown the world his rebellious side, urging young Catholics to shake...
July 26, 2013
This striking photograph from WYD shows Pope Francis clearly wearing a chotki around his wrist—something...
July 25, 2013
This tragic news broke earlier in the week: More than 200 mourners gathered Monday at...
July 25, 2013
With all the frenzy about the unfortunately-named Anthony Weiner, it can be easy to forget that...
July 25, 2013
That's New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, talking about—who else?—Pope Francis. From an interview with NCR's...
July 25, 2013
And now for something completely different:  He's been called Muslim, Jewish, a Zen master, even...
July 25, 2013
Details:  In an unprecedented move, the Archdiocese of New York is trying to save six...
July 24, 2013
Longtime readers of The Deacon's Bench may remember that I posted a story about Joseph...
July 24, 2013
That's one of the questions Michael Sean Winters poses in this rejoinder to Archbishop Chaput's...
July 24, 2013
A fascinating insight, via Vatican Insider:  The Church needs to "rid itself from all expired...
July 23, 2013
Philadelphia's archbishop made his remarks in Rio, during an interview with NCR's John Allen. Snip: ...
July 23, 2013
All day, my FB feed has been filling up with this particular quote, attributed to...
July 23, 2013
Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod of London, right, who is both deaf and blind, participates in...
July 23, 2013
Details, from Aleteia:   Father Andrew O’Connor is perhaps almost as well known in New...
July 23, 2013
Over at the CNEWA blog, (where I toil as part of my day job) there's...
July 23, 2013
There's a great homily in this story:  Japanese commuters teamed up to heave a 32-ton...
July 23, 2013
I received an e-mail last night, alerting me to the ordinations which happened over the...
July 23, 2013
I received an e-mail last night, alerting me to the ordinations which happened over the...
July 22, 2013
If memory serves, Anne Thompson also did the readings at one of the pope's daily...
July 22, 2013
And no, that's not another headline from The Onion.  People are seriously objecting to the...
July 22, 2013
From the flight to Rio, via CNS:  With economic hard times as an excuse not...
July 22, 2013
Details:  A new study has found that while the number of religious conservatives is still...
July 22, 2013
Here's a glimpse at part of the Catholic Church that will be welcoming the pope...
July 21, 2013
And for proof, you have to check out this video of a muddy horserace in...
July 21, 2013
Details:  On her MSNBC show Sunday, Melissa Harris-Perry introduced a new type of jewelry inspired...
July 21, 2013
Details:  An original copy of Schindler’s list -- not the movie, but the actual list...
July 21, 2013
And now the court battles are beginning. Details:  Lawyers contesting the will of a widow...
July 20, 2013
The snapshot here went viral shortly after it was published, showing the diaconate ordination of...
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