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June 2013

June 08, 2013
Since we're in the middle of wedding season, now seems a good time to post...
June 07, 2013
A good man and a great priest. Details: Retired Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of...
June 07, 2013
From Michelle Boorstein in the Washington Post comes this profile of funnyman Jim Gaffigan: Gaffigan...
June 07, 2013
I kid you not. A gentleman by the name of John Dyer has developed an...
June 07, 2013
From CNS, tweeting about the pope's meeting with students today: Pope ditches prepared speech saying...
June 07, 2013
Over at NCR, Tom Roberts looks at these two leading American prelates—both Capuchins, former classmates,...
June 06, 2013
A friend visited the retired pope and offered this report about his new life, according...
June 06, 2013
Joe's parish, Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, posted the following late today: Services...
June 06, 2013
Details from Sports Illustrated: Retired Ravens center Matt Birk spoke out Thursday morning on Minnesota’s...
June 06, 2013
On this day when so many of our hearts are breaking, I thought this reflection...
June 06, 2013
What's on your reading list this summer? I'm scheduled to talk about that Friday morning...
June 06, 2013
Details:  Nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of those who personally object to extending...
June 06, 2013
Turns out it will be a "stay-cation":  Pope Francis will remain at the Domus Sanctae...
June 06, 2013
Timothy George. the dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, writes in Christianity Today:...
June 06, 2013
Well, maybe not exactly. But he comes very close to it. He uses the central...
June 05, 2013
I'm numb. Deacon Joe Marotta, ordained just last fall for the Diocese of Richmond, is...
June 05, 2013
I got an e-mail this afternoon from George Butterfield at Creighton University: Deacon Greg, these...
June 05, 2013
From the Catholic Herald:  For the first time since Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde reinstated...
June 05, 2013
A little profundity —and a challenge to the world—from David Brooks, in the New York...
June 05, 2013
Last month, I posted the unusual story about Mass being celebrated in a Manila shopping...
June 05, 2013
From the Catholic Herald:  For the first time since Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde reinstated...
June 05, 2013
I got an e-mail this afternoon from George Butterfield at Creighton University: Deacon Greg, these...
June 05, 2013
I’m numb. Deacon Joe Marotta, ordained just last fall for the Diocese of Richmond, is...
June 04, 2013
It happened in South Carolina:  A high school valedictorian from South Carolina ripped up his...
June 04, 2013
Details: French photographer Léo Caillard visualized this project which brings a little modern flair to...
June 04, 2013
From National Catholic Reporter:  Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., walked into a beehive when...
June 04, 2013
The football legend—who coined the word "sack" to describe his signature defensive tackle—died today at...
June 04, 2013
As the author of this new blog describes it: Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter...
June 04, 2013
Happy news from the Diocese of Charlotte, where a permanent deacon took part in the...
June 04, 2013
Mark Shea strikes a poignant tone of contrition and humility in this morning's post. Listen...
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