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June 2013

June 04, 2013
At the height of her popularity in 1973, the actress wrote a piece for the...
June 04, 2013
A great insight from Elizabeth Tenety at the Washington Post:  In homilies and speeches in...
June 04, 2013
This kid has his head screwed on straight. Details from the New York Daily News: ...
June 03, 2013
Details:  A federal jury awarded Christa Dias $171,000 after finding a Catholic school discriminated against...
June 03, 2013
From Venezuela, we learn this fascinating tidbit:  The descendants of African slaves donned masks and...
June 03, 2013
Details:  At a time when the dearth of religious vocations to convents and to the...
June 03, 2013
The picture above, from yesterday, shows Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez before the Blessed Sacrament...
June 03, 2013
What do you do when your cymbal breaks during "The Star-Spangled Banner"? Watch and learn....
June 03, 2013
Here's something for every deacon to ponder—and it comes from a woman helping her cousin...
June 03, 2013
This happens three or four times a year: someone I don't know drops me an...
June 03, 2013
Details:  At a time when the dearth of religious vocations to convents and to the...
June 03, 2013
It will debut next month from studios in Washington, and the Washington Post has a...
June 02, 2013
Some of the Corpus Christi procession from my parish in Forest Hills this afternoon. Photos...
June 02, 2013
Details: Opposition is mounting in the Holy See to a spate of recent, ultra-modern churches,...
June 02, 2013
A friend posted this on Facebook, and it's too good not to share. Details:  In...
June 02, 2013
From the Sun-Times:  Eight men were ordained as deacons to the Roman Catholic Church at...
June 02, 2013
From the Sun-Times:  Eight men were ordained as deacons to the Roman Catholic Church at...
June 01, 2013
The comedy icon and treasure died today at the wondrous age of 90. There's was...
June 01, 2013
[Click here for readings] Last week, my wife and I traveled to California. One of...
June 01, 2013
Over on his Facebook page, Fr. James Martin has some ideas: The best gift of...
June 01, 2013
[Click here for readings] Last week, my wife and I traveled to California. One of...
June 01, 2013
A fascinating case worthy of "Law and Order," via CNN:   All evidence pointed police to...

May 2013

May 31, 2013
It’s a weird thing to do, but I have to start this post on the...
May 31, 2013
There's a lot of wisdom here—and a lot of it, I think, could apply to...
May 31, 2013
Hard to believe, but on the same day, I encountered these two wildly disparate items....
May 31, 2013
"She" is the always-engaging and surprising Eve Tushnet:  When I became Catholic in 1998, as...
May 31, 2013
Details:  When it comes to Venezuela's growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has...
May 31, 2013
My friend Deacon Stephen Byers from the Diocese of Pittsburgh offers some excellent answers in...
May 31, 2013
The answer is joy! From this morning's homily:  The Holy Spirit is the "author" of...
May 31, 2013
Behold:  Oklahoma State Rep. Rebecca Hamilton sees no conflict between her pro-life views as a Catholic...
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