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July 05, 2013
Müller: No Need for Non-Sacramental Women Deacons
Via Fr. Z: The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)...
July 04, 2013
Religion in America in 1776
An interesting look back: When the Declaration of Independence was drafted on July 4, 1776,...
July 04, 2013
Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC Host Wants to Create a Manual on How the Vagina Works
From yesterrday's edition of "Morning Joe" comes this roundtable on the abortion situation in Texas....
July 04, 2013
Thank you, George and Mary Kandra
George and Mary Kandra, my grandparents, with their daughter, Anne, in the backyard of the...
July 04, 2013
Best Dog Food Commercial Ever
Well, those are four words I never thought I'd put in a headline. But then...
July 04, 2013
Pope’s First Trip Outside Rome: “Anything But Casual”
If you're wondering about the Holy Father's first planned trip outside of Rome next week,...
July 03, 2013
Priests and Deacons: Try This in the Pulpit Sunday and Let Me Know What Happens
This is a minister by the name of Jim Standridge preaching at Immanuel Baptist Church...
July 03, 2013
St. Thomas on Facebook
This is clever, marking today's Feast of St. Thomas, from Catholic Memes:
July 03, 2013
Pope Francis on Finding the “Wounds of Christ” in the Street
From the pope's homily today: "In the history of the Church there have been some...
July 03, 2013
Priests and Deacons: Try This in the Pulpit Sunday and Let Me Know What Happens
This is a minister by the name of Jim Standridge preaching at Immanuel Baptist Church...
July 03, 2013
Video: Protestors Chanting “Hail, Satan” at Texas Abortion Rally—UPDATED
Seriously? Yes. This is what we have come to. Details: The same orange-clad abortion rights...
July 02, 2013
Prominent Minnesota Catholic School Leader Says He is in a Gay Relationship, Resigns
Details: The president of a prominent Minnesota Catholic high school resigned last week after he...
July 02, 2013
Bishops, Religious Leaders Issue Letter Calling for Conscience Protections
From CNS: A diverse group of religious leaders, including Catholics, Protestants, evangelicals and a representative...
July 02, 2013
A Little Perspective
Funny how a random visit to Facebook can clarify one's thinking. He's been on my...
July 02, 2013
“The Bible” Sequel Coming to NBC
From the New York Times: In an indication of the shifting center of power in...
July 02, 2013
Report: Fr. Murad Shot, Not Beheaded
From the Daily Telegraph: A Catholic priest has been shot and killed in northern Syria,...
July 01, 2013
Great Moments in Journalism: Wherein Bob Schieffer Learns a Thing or Two About Gay Marriage
This comes via Da Tech Guy on DaRadio: There was a moment during Sunday’s victory...
July 01, 2013
In the E-mail: “You may trust that Père François Mourad indeed has died…”
A reader writes: A friend brought your blog post of 1 July 2013 to my attention (UPDATE:...
July 01, 2013
Picture of the Day—or Maybe of the Year, UPDATED
From the Facebook page for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter: Congratulations...
July 01, 2013
What Does It Mean to Receive the Pallium? Four Archbishops Explain
Any video that opens with deacons is a video you have to see. :-) Some...
July 01, 2013
UPDATE: Franciscans Deny Priests Killed in Syria: “The Monks Are Still Alive”
Note: I've removed an earlier report from this blog indicating that the Vatican had confirmed...
July 01, 2013
Pope Francis’s First Encyclical, “The Light of Faith,” to be Released Friday
Rocco has the scoop: At a pre-Noon briefing today, the Holy See announced that Pope...
July 01, 2013
The Slope Gets More Slippery: UK May Allow Creation of Babies Using DNA from Three People
From Vatican Radio: Britain may allow a controversial technique to create babies using DNA from...
July 01, 2013
Picture of the Day—or Maybe of the Year, UPDATED
From the Facebook page for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter: Congratulations...
June 2013
June 30, 2013
A Divorced Father of Two Becomes Seattle’s Newest Priest
Amazing but true. Details: There aren't a whole lot of priests in the Latin Church...
June 30, 2013
Pope Francis Praises Benedict’s “Courage” in Retiring, Calls on Faithful to Follow Conscience
Details: Pope Francis on Sunday praised his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for courageously following his conscience...
June 29, 2013
Behold, America’s First Monument to Atheism
From TIME magazine: Following a lawsuit and more than a year of controversy, at noon on...
June 29, 2013
Sister, Get Your Gun
These pictures were accompanied by the headline, "Mother's First Deer." They come from this site...
June 29, 2013
Newark Shuts Down Publication of Archdiocesan Newspaper
Another voice falls silent. Details, from a statement released last week: Dear Readers, The June...
June 28, 2013
A Visit to “Busted Halo”
So, as I mentioned earlier today, I was invited to be a guest this afternoon...
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