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February 2013

February 08, 2013
This may be a first.  The Brussels office of one of the largest and most...
February 08, 2013
Another terrific profile of a deacon at work, from the St. Louis Review: Deacon Del...
February 07, 2013
This fellow, D. Westry, is just amazing.   Check out this bewildering performance on Anderson...
February 07, 2013
Details: For his fifth year, President Barack Obama attended the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning...
February 07, 2013
The official statement, just released, along with Cardinal Dolan's response: +++ The Feb. 1 Notice...
February 07, 2013
A writer at CNET takes note: If there's one thing young people truly understand, it's...
February 07, 2013
Those who loved the Dodge RAM/Paul Harvey Super Bowl ad — "So God made a...
February 07, 2013
Details:  “I … want to reaffirm this forcefully: the Church has confidence in young people,...
February 07, 2013
You have probably seen his work in gift shops or churches and not even realized...
February 07, 2013
Details:  More attempts to stop the Feb. 13 execution of convicted child killer Christopher Sepulvado...
February 07, 2013
Here's a palate-cleanser for you: a remarkable display of a rarely-appreciated talent, napkin-folding.  After seeing...
February 06, 2013
Some of you may remember Greg Hall who, as a deacon candidate three years ago,...
February 06, 2013
The Archdiocese of Newark is standing by its decision to appoint an accused child molester...
February 06, 2013
Not only that, but they're Catholic.  Just in time for World Marriage Day this weekend...
February 06, 2013
From Michigan Catholic:  Deacon Kurt Godfryd’s venture into Internet blogging has grown rapidly from a...
February 06, 2013
The BBC went so we don't have to. Details:  An "atheist church" in North London...
February 06, 2013
Not unexpected, but still something of a jolt:  Get ready for some big changes in...
February 06, 2013
From the BBC:  The Vatican official charged with prosecuting sexual crimes has acknowledged that the...
February 06, 2013
From the Los Angeles Times:  In the midst of renewed public outrage over its handling...
February 05, 2013
Well, certainly that's the best explanation  for why, like the Super Bowl, we found ourselves...
February 05, 2013
This is really something.  (H/T to my classmate and diaconal brother, Mike Brainerd).  From YouTube,...
February 05, 2013
Look at my tab bar.  Are you looking?  Right under the black-and-white church image with...
February 05, 2013
  An update on a story from the weekend.   From our Potty Mouth Desk: ...
February 05, 2013
With the Newark story in the news, I got an e-mail this morning from someone...
February 05, 2013
You may remember this story from last month.  Now, the hospital is changing its tune: ...
February 05, 2013
Look at my tab bar.  Are you looking?  Right under the black-and-white church image with...
February 04, 2013
Details:   A high-ranking Vatican official on Monday (Feb. 4) voiced support for giving unmarried...
February 04, 2013
From the good folks at New Liturgical Movement, here are some shots of Holy Innocents Catholic...
February 04, 2013
Details:   A Roman Catholic priest who confessed to groping a teenage boy 12 years ago...
February 04, 2013
From KATU TV in Oregon:  A Gresham baker is the subject of a state investigation...
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