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May 2013

May 14, 2013
Here's a story about a poignant and prayerful work of mercy most people never hear...
May 14, 2013
The singing legend died 15 years ago today. Herewith, a great piece of television, from...
May 14, 2013
From the New York Daily News:  New York’s Timothy Cardinal Dolan made it clear this...
May 14, 2013
Details:  The 13 men who were ordained as permanent deacons for the diocese May 11...
May 14, 2013
From Reuters:  Sophia tops the list of names for American baby girls for the second...
May 14, 2013
Details:  The 13 men who were ordained as permanent deacons for the diocese May 11...
May 14, 2013
The Supreme Court may soon decide.  Details:  Kenneth T. Scott opposes abortion, and he says...
May 13, 2013
Unsurprisingly, some in the pro-choice camp find that prospect alarming. From the New York Times:...
May 13, 2013
Here they are: the Magnificent Seven who were ordained two Saturdays ago in Camden.  Thanks to...
May 13, 2013
Here they are: the Magnificent Seven who were ordained two Saturdays ago in Camden.  Thanks to...
May 13, 2013
Details:  The latest report on child protection in the U.S. Catholic Church found a total...
May 13, 2013
From the Vatican Radio:  The number of Catholics globally remains largely unchanged at 1214 million,...
May 13, 2013
How's this for a pro-life story?  Details:  A San Francisco man who almost took his...
May 12, 2013
From The Tonight Show last week. What happened next?  Check out the followup.    
May 12, 2013
Details:  A prominent American priest of the Legion of Christ religious order has decided to...
May 12, 2013
A shout-out to my friend Deacon Sean Keller, who received the sacrament of Holy Orders...
May 12, 2013
This weekend marks the Holy Father's two-month anniversary (!).  Vatican Insider sums it up so...
May 12, 2013
A shout-out to my friend Deacon Sean Keller, who received the sacrament of Holy Orders...
May 12, 2013
Here, from the Toledo Blade, is the obituary for the man who was a priest...
May 11, 2013
  REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who...
May 11, 2013
Take three minutes out of your day and be moved beyond words. This beautiful video...
May 11, 2013
[Click here for readings.] Last December, just before Christmas, Esquire magazine as public service published...
May 11, 2013
An explanation:  Alfredo De Jesus is a fire-and-brimstone preacher who represents a global groundswell of...
May 11, 2013
How one priest does it: A local minister once likened writing a Sunday sermon to...
May 11, 2013
[Click here for readings.] Last December, just before Christmas, Esquire magazine as public service published...
May 11, 2013
A New Jersey priest has written a song celebrating mothers, and now the video is...
May 10, 2013
From the Cardinal Newman Society:  Archdiocese of Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley said today that he...
May 10, 2013
A followup to the story I posted the other day on Fr. Scott Caroll. This...
May 10, 2013
From the Los Angeles Times:  When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of...
May 10, 2013
From the Catholic Star Herald:  On May 4 at Church of the Incarnation in Mantua,...
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