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March 2013

March 05, 2013
According to its web page, Yale University traces its roots  "back to the 1640s, when colonial...
March 05, 2013
From VIS, some details behind the urns that will hold the votes for pope:  The...
March 05, 2013
Take it away, Fr. Dwight:  I can speak from experience. I was a celibate Anglican...
March 05, 2013
Details:  If the leadership of American nuns is the vanguard of a progressive spirit up...
March 05, 2013
Why, he went to McDonald's, of course:  When you’re the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player...
March 05, 2013
Break out the Kleenex. This is wonderful.
March 05, 2013
From CentreDaily.com in suburban Washington: As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pope...
March 05, 2013
Habemus papam! It happened yesterday at St. Louis School in Arlington, Virginia.  In a post,...
March 05, 2013
One man's remarkable journey, via the Catholic Sun:  He was a married deacon who found...
March 04, 2013
The latest on the uber-blogger, from Poynter:  During an interview this weekend with Philadelphia Inquirer...
March 04, 2013
It happened at my parish this weekend -- and no doubt, at countless others around...
March 04, 2013
Those who have nothing better to do this afternoon will be able to catch Your...
March 04, 2013
E.J. Dionne has some interesting answers in the Washington Post today, and draws insight from...
March 04, 2013
Great news from the In My Backyard Desk: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio petitioned the Vatican last...
March 04, 2013
And they have a lot on their plate. Details:  Cardinals from around the world gathered...
March 04, 2013
Details:  This week’s cover by Barry Blitt, “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi,” is not the first...
March 04, 2013
Some ideas, from Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, interviewed by NCR's John Allen.  A snip:  There’s...
March 03, 2013
Earlier, I posted on my visit to St. Monica's in Dallas, which has just completed...
March 03, 2013
From the New York Times, some thoughts from another conclave cardinal: The cavernous nave of...
March 03, 2013
One of the cardinals often being mentioned for pope granted an exclusive interview to Reuters recently,...
March 03, 2013
Details: Cardinal Keith O'Brien, forced to resign by the pope last week, has admitted to...
March 03, 2013
Just a brief thank you to the good deacons of Dallas, who made me feel...
March 03, 2013
An interesting overview, from a variety of voices (including some cardinals) from the New York...
March 02, 2013
David Gibson does some digging into the question and finds some interesting nuggets of history:...
March 02, 2013
The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic takes note of recent papal news, waxes nostalgically about his...
March 01, 2013
From AMERICA magazine:  A diaconate for women should be considered as a new role for...
March 01, 2013
From Catholic Online:   Benedict, who has retained his papal name rather than returning to...
March 01, 2013
The cardinal archbishop of New York sat down for an interview with Catholic News Service...
March 01, 2013
Details: The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese is requiring its 200 schoolteachers to sign an agreement...
March 01, 2013
Worth revisiting, I think.  His remarks from Lent 2008, via Zenit:   +++ Following a...
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